Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.5217 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.5217 kg per person for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.9793 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5217 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9793 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9534 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9533 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9268 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9248 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9451 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9631 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9343 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8631 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9418 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.8527 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.788 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7648 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6496 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6866 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.735 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7651 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.7768 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.7872 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8116 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8194 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7736 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.573 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5289 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.5274 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5387 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5362 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5581 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5806 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6014 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.607 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5622 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.559 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5403 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5265 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6051 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6014 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6358 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6963 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7077 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7215 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7375 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7229 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7101 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6931 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.676 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6586 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5707 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5808 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5907 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6004 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6165 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6209 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5473 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6446 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5759 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5759 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5613 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5585 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.535 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5313 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.526 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5217 kg per person | -0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5217 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0407 kg per person, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5217 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.029 kg per person, 18.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -25.9% | 0.7736 kg per person | 0.573 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9381 kg per person | 0.8631 kg per person | 0.9793 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7748 kg per person | 0.6496 kg per person | 0.9418 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6248 kg per person | 0.5274 kg per person | 0.8194 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5935 kg per person | 0.5265 kg per person | 0.6963 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6779 kg per person | 0.5707 kg per person | 0.7375 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5892 kg per person | 0.5473 kg per person | 0.6446 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5285 kg per person | 0.5217 kg per person | 0.535 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More environment data for Mauritania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4893 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Mauritania was 0.5217 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9793 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5217 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep — Manure applied to soils (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.