Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.542 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.542 kg per person for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 1.02 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.542 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.02 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.9905 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.9904 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9629 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.9608 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.982 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 1 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.9707 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8967 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9785 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 0.886 kg per person | -9.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8187 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 0.7946 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.6749 kg per person | -15.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7133 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.7636 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7949 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8071 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.8179 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.8432 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.8514 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8038 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5954 kg per person | -25.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5495 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.548 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5597 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5571 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5799 kg per person | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6032 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6249 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6307 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5841 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5807 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5613 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.547 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6287 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6248 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6605 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7234 kg per person | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7352 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7496 kg per person | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7662 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7511 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7378 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7201 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7023 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6843 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5929 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6034 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6137 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6238 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.6405 kg per person | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6451 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5686 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6697 kg per person | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5983 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5983 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5831 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5802 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5559 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.552 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5465 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.542 kg per person | -0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.542 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0423 kg per person, 12.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.542 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0301 kg per person, 18.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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% | 0.8038 kg per person | 0.5954 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9747 kg per person | 0.8967 kg per person | 1.02 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.805 kg per person | 0.6749 kg per person | 0.9785 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6491 kg per person | 0.548 kg per person | 0.8514 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6166 kg per person | 0.547 kg per person | 0.7234 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7043 kg per person | 0.5929 kg per person | 0.7662 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6121 kg per person | 0.5686 kg per person | 0.6697 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5491 kg per person | 0.542 kg per person | 0.5559 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Mauritania was 0.542 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.542 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for sheep — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure management 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 management (manure treated, 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.