Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.1905 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.1905 kg per square kilometre for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of down 20.7% on the previous year and up 92.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.3009 kg per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 kg per square kilometre, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 136th out of 146 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0437 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0451 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0534 kg per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0556 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0541 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0556 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0679 kg per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0564 kg per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0564 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0546 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.055 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.052 kg per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0355 kg per square kilometre | -31.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0391 kg per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0509 kg per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0674 kg per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0618 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0708 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0731 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.068 kg per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0605 kg per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0576 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0463 kg per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0463 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0195 kg per square kilometre | -57.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0381 kg per square kilometre | +95.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | -59.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1004 kg per square kilometre | +550.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0356 kg per square kilometre | -64.5% |
| 1990 | 0.032 kg per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0395 kg per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0789 kg per square kilometre | +99.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0973 kg per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0445 kg per square kilometre | -54.3% |
| 1996 | 0.205 kg per square kilometre | +360.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1392 kg per square kilometre | -32.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1325 kg per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0649 kg per square kilometre | -51.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1605 kg per square kilometre | +147.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0699 kg per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0693 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.198 kg per square kilometre | +185.7% |
| 2004 | 0.077 kg per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2005 | 0.15 kg per square kilometre | +94.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2676 kg per square kilometre | +78.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2205 kg per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2016 kg per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1731 kg per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.239 kg per square kilometre | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 0.156 kg per square kilometre | -34.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3009 kg per square kilometre | +92.9% |
| 2013 | 0.099 kg per square kilometre | -67.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1665 kg per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1133 kg per square kilometre | -31.9% |
| 2016 | 0.156 kg per square kilometre | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1587 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1565 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.219 kg per square kilometre | +39.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2069 kg per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1647 kg per square kilometre | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2402 kg per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1905 kg per square kilometre | -20.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1905 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.96 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1905 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 33.77 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +550.1% | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | 0.1004 kg per square kilometre |
| 1996 | +360.9% | 0.0445 kg per square kilometre | 0.205 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0542 kg per square kilometre | 0.0437 kg per square kilometre | 0.0679 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.056 kg per square kilometre | 0.0355 kg per square kilometre | 0.0731 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0488 kg per square kilometre | 0.0154 kg per square kilometre | 0.1004 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0864 kg per square kilometre | 0.0298 kg per square kilometre | 0.205 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1588 kg per square kilometre | 0.0693 kg per square kilometre | 0.2676 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1765 kg per square kilometre | 0.099 kg per square kilometre | 0.3009 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2006 kg per square kilometre | 0.1647 kg per square kilometre | 0.2402 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 133 Papua New Guinea 0.2345 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Saudi Arabia 0.2321 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Guyana 0.1997 kg per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sudan 0.1455 kg per square kilometre compare
- 138 Niger 0.1399 kg per square kilometre compare
- 139 Turkmenistan 0.0878 kg per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.1905 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3009 kg per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 kg per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 136th out of 146 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.4%. 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 Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 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
Maize (corn) — Crop residues (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.