Sheep: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises was 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per unit in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit in Mauritania is 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit in Mauritania peaked at 0.0535 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 4th out of 158 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … unit GDP volatilises in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0535 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1962 | 0.0519 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0521 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.039 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0352 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0355 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0352 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0319 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0321 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0344 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0296 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0242 kg per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0192 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0135 kg per US$ of GDP | -29.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0128 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0128 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0133 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0138 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0122 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0116 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0112 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0081 kg per US$ of GDP | -27.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0084 kg per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 kg per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0059 kg per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 kg per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0064 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.006 kg per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0072 kg per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.008 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0107 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0114 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0102 kg per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0089 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 kg per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0048 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 kg per US$ of GDP | +16.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0034 kg per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0038 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 kg per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kg per US$ of GDP, 24.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, 10.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0407 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0319 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0535 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0186 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0344 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0091 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0036 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0035 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0031 kg per US$ of GDP | 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 unit in Mauritania?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit in Mauritania was 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0535 kg per US$ of GDP in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0025 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit?
- Mauritania ranks 4th out of 158 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per unit rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.