Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 26.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania is 26.15 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania peaked at 26.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.04 kg per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places Mauritania 79th out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 8.5 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 8.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 8.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1966 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1968 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1971 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 8.75 kg per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1976 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 10.8 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 11.26 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 11.94 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 12.4 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 12.05 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 8.73 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 8.96 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 9.42 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 10.34 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 11.03 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1991 | 12.17 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 12.13 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 12.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 12.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 14.24 kg per square kilometre | +17.2% |
| 1997 | 14.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 15.7 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1999 | 17.66 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 18.46 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 19.29 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 20.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 20.21 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 20.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 20.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.33 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.13 kg per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 19.04 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 19.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 20.99 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 22.27 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 23.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 21.02 kg per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 25.51 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2016 | 23.49 kg per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2017 | 24.2 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 25.1 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 25.59 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 26.15 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 26.15 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.87 kg per square kilometre, 73% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 26.15 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.97 kg per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.88 kg per square kilometre | 8.27 kg per square kilometre | 9.65 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.72 kg per square kilometre | 8.04 kg per square kilometre | 11.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.37 kg per square kilometre | 8.73 kg per square kilometre | 12.4 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.41 kg per square kilometre | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | 17.66 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.66 kg per square kilometre | 18.13 kg per square kilometre | 20.33 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.98 kg per square kilometre | 19.99 kg per square kilometre | 25.51 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.35 kg per square kilometre | 24.56 kg per square kilometre | 26.15 kg per square kilometre | 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Mauritania was 26.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.15 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.04 kg per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Mauritania ranks 79th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 left on pasture that volatilises (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.