Sheep: Manure applied to soils … volatilises annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep: Manure applied to soils … volatilises annual growth rate was 2.17 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), annual in Mauritania, 1962–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), annual in Mauritania is 2.17 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), annual in Mauritania peaked at 21.38 % change on previous year in 2015 and was at its lowest, -23.77 % change on previous year, in 1983.
Mauritania ranks 31st of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep: Manure applied to soils … volatilises annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 2.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1964 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1965 | 2.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1966 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +94.7% |
| 1967 | 5 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1969 | -4.76 % change on previous year | — |
| 1970 | 12.5 % change on previous year | -362.5% |
| 1971 | -6.67 % change on previous year | -153.3% |
| 1972 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -28.6% |
| 1973 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1974 | -12.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 1975 | 8.86 % change on previous year | -170.9% |
| 1976 | 10.24 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 1978 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 1979 | 4.26 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 6.07 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 1981 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1982 | -2.83 % change on previous year | -172.6% |
| 1983 | -23.77 % change on previous year | +739.4% |
| 1984 | -5 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 1985 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1986 | 5.13 % change on previous year | +94.9% |
| 1987 | 2.44 % change on previous year | -52.4% |
| 1988 | 7.14 % change on previous year | +192.9% |
| 1989 | 6.67 % change on previous year | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 6.25 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -37.3% |
| 1992 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -196.2% |
| 1993 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -193.5% |
| 1994 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1514 % change on previous year | — |
| 1996 | 17.23 % change on previous year | +11281.7% |
| 1997 | 1.63 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1998 | 8.49 % change on previous year | +422.2% |
| 1999 | 12.49 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 2000 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -64.0% |
| 2001 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2931 % change on previous year | -93.5% |
| 2004 | 0.568 % change on previous year | +93.8% |
| 2005 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2007 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2008 | -10.82 % change on previous year | — |
| 2009 | 5 % change on previous year | -146.2% |
| 2010 | 5 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 6.09 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 2013 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 2014 | -9.17 % change on previous year | -333.9% |
| 2015 | 21.38 % change on previous year | -333.2% |
| 2016 | -7.94 % change on previous year | -137.1% |
| 2017 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3986 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2019 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +524.5% |
| 2020 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -154.7% |
| 2021 | 2.21 % change on previous year | -262.3% |
| 2022 | 1.94 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +11.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 2.17 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8723 % change on previous year, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 2.17 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8073 % change on previous year, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure applied to soils … volatilises annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +11281.7% | 0.1514 % change on previous year | 17.23 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.37 % change on previous year | -4.76 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 2.35 % change on previous year | -12.5 % change on previous year | 12.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2377 % change on previous year | -23.77 % change on previous year | 7.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.99 % change on previous year | -3.77 % change on previous year | 17.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8543 % change on previous year | -10.82 % change on previous year | 5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 % change on previous year | -9.17 % change on previous year | 21.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2.21 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 28 Sierra Leone 2.46 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Ghana 2.26 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Nigeria 2.22 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Bangladesh 2 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Angola 1.96 % change on previous year compare
- 34 Algeria 1.94 % change on previous year compare
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 that volatilises (n content), annual in Mauritania?
- Sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), annual in Mauritania was 2.17 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), annual recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.38 % change on previous year in 2015.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), annual recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.77 % change on previous year in 1983.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), annual?
- Mauritania ranks 31st out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), annual rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.