How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?

Mauritania ranks 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Mauritania

Name: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.7626 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.7626 kg per square kilometre

Change on year

up 2.2%

World rank

74th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.7626 kg per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

0.2345 kg per square kilometre

in 1974

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania stood at 0.7626 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania peaked at 0.7626 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2345 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.

Mauritania ranks 74th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sheep: Manure applied to soils … applied square kilometre leaches in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.2412 kg per square kilometre	—
1962	0.2412 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.2479 kg per square kilometre	+2.8%
1964	0.2479 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.2546 kg per square kilometre	+2.7%
1966	0.268 kg per square kilometre	+5.3%
1967	0.2814 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
1968	0.2814 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.268 kg per square kilometre	-4.8%
1970	0.3015 kg per square kilometre	+12.5%
1971	0.2814 kg per square kilometre	-6.7%
1972	0.268 kg per square kilometre	-4.8%
1973	0.268 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1974	0.2345 kg per square kilometre	-12.5%
1975	0.2553 kg per square kilometre	+8.9%
1976	0.2814 kg per square kilometre	+10.2%
1977	0.3015 kg per square kilometre	+7.1%
1978	0.3149 kg per square kilometre	+4.4%
1979	0.3283 kg per square kilometre	+4.3%
1980	0.3482 kg per square kilometre	+6.1%
1981	0.3618 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
1982	0.3515 kg per square kilometre	-2.8%
1983	0.268 kg per square kilometre	-23.8%
1984	0.2546 kg per square kilometre	-5.0%
1985	0.2613 kg per square kilometre	+2.6%
1986	0.2747 kg per square kilometre	+5.1%
1987	0.2814 kg per square kilometre	+2.4%
1988	0.3015 kg per square kilometre	+7.1%
1989	0.3216 kg per square kilometre	+6.7%
1990	0.3417 kg per square kilometre	+6.2%
1991	0.3551 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
1992	0.3417 kg per square kilometre	-3.8%
1993	0.3537 kg per square kilometre	+3.5%
1994	0.3537 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
1995	0.3543 kg per square kilometre	+0.2%
1996	0.4153 kg per square kilometre	+17.2%
1997	0.4221 kg per square kilometre	+1.6%
1998	0.4579 kg per square kilometre	+8.5%
1999	0.5151 kg per square kilometre	+12.5%
2000	0.5383 kg per square kilometre	+4.5%
2001	0.5625 kg per square kilometre	+4.5%
2002	0.5879 kg per square kilometre	+4.5%
2003	0.5896 kg per square kilometre	+0.3%
2004	0.5929 kg per square kilometre	+0.6%
2005	0.5929 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2006	0.5929 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2007	0.5929 kg per square kilometre	+0.0%
2008	0.5288 kg per square kilometre	-10.8%
2009	0.5552 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
2010	0.583 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
2011	0.6121 kg per square kilometre	+5.0%
2012	0.6494 kg per square kilometre	+6.1%
2013	0.6749 kg per square kilometre	+3.9%
2014	0.613 kg per square kilometre	-9.2%
2015	0.7441 kg per square kilometre	+21.4%
2016	0.685 kg per square kilometre	-7.9%
2017	0.7058 kg per square kilometre	+3.0%
2018	0.7086 kg per square kilometre	+0.4%
2019	0.7262 kg per square kilometre	+2.5%
2020	0.7164 kg per square kilometre	-1.4%
2021	0.7322 kg per square kilometre	+2.2%
2022	0.7464 kg per square kilometre	+1.9%
2023	0.7626 kg per square kilometre	+2.2%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0.7626 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9557 kg per square kilometre, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0.7626 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9617 kg per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.2591 kg per square kilometre	0.2412 kg per square kilometre	0.2814 kg per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.2835 kg per square kilometre	0.2345 kg per square kilometre	0.3283 kg per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.3025 kg per square kilometre	0.2546 kg per square kilometre	0.3618 kg per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.3911 kg per square kilometre	0.3417 kg per square kilometre	0.5151 kg per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.5734 kg per square kilometre	0.5288 kg per square kilometre	0.5929 kg per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.6702 kg per square kilometre	0.583 kg per square kilometre	0.7441 kg per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.7394 kg per square kilometre	0.7164 kg per square kilometre	0.7626 kg per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

71 Algeria 0.9224 kg per square kilometre compare
72 Rwanda 0.8621 kg per square kilometre compare
73 Niger 0.7707 kg per square kilometre compare
75 Estonia 0.748 kg per square kilometre compare
76 Latvia 0.7299 kg per square kilometre compare
77 Cameroon 0.5217 kg per square kilometre compare

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Standard Deviation 0.465 °C (2025)
Temperature change 1.85 °C (2025)
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania?: Sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square in Mauritania was 0.7626 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0.7626 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2345 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square?: Mauritania ranks 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre
Unit: kg per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 161 places, 9,179 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 October 2026

Sheep — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.