What is the lowest manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.

How does Mauritania rank for manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita?

Mauritania ranks 121st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.

Is manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in Mauritania

Name: Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in Mauritania
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Mauritania: Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita was 0 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0 kt per person

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

121st

of 170 countries

All-time high

0 kt per person

in 1961

All-time low

0 kt per person

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita in Mauritania is 0 kt per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0 kt per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per person, in 2023.

That places Mauritania 121st out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kt per person	Change
1961	0 kt per person	—
1962	0 kt per person	-1.0%
1963	0 kt per person	-0.5%
1964	0 kt per person	-1.2%
1965	0 kt per person	-0.5%
1966	0 kt per person	-0.1%
1967	0 kt per person	-0.0%
1968	0 kt per person	-0.8%
1969	0 kt per person	-16.6%
1970	0 kt per person	-2.4%
1971	0 kt per person	-5.4%
1972	0 kt per person	-12.9%
1973	0 kt per person	-5.5%
1974	0 kt per person	-19.7%
1975	0 kt per person	+0.5%
1976	0 kt per person	+3.5%
1977	0 kt per person	+2.1%
1978	0 kt per person	-2.1%
1979	0 kt per person	+0.4%
1980	0 kt per person	+0.1%
1981	0 kt per person	+4.8%
1982	0 kt per person	-0.9%
1983	0 kt per person	-18.2%
1984	0 kt per person	-9.8%
1985	0 kt per person	+3.6%
1986	0 kt per person	+0.2%
1987	0 kt per person	-0.9%
1988	0 kt per person	+1.2%
1989	0 kt per person	+1.9%
1990	0 kt per person	+1.9%
1991	0 kt per person	+0.5%
1992	0 kt per person	-10.0%
1993	0 kt per person	-1.0%
1994	0 kt per person	-6.5%
1995	0 kt per person	-2.1%
1996	0 kt per person	+6.6%
1997	0 kt per person	+4.8%
1998	0 kt per person	+2.8%
1999	0 kt per person	+5.7%
2000	0 kt per person	+0.8%
2001	0 kt per person	+1.0%
2002	0 kt per person	+0.7%
2003	0 kt per person	-1.1%
2004	0 kt per person	-6.0%
2005	0 kt per person	-1.9%
2006	0 kt per person	+3.4%
2007	0 kt per person	-8.5%
2008	0 kt per person	-8.3%
2009	0 kt per person	+5.8%
2010	0 kt per person	-0.8%
2011	0 kt per person	-0.1%
2012	0 kt per person	+0.2%
2013	0 kt per person	-0.3%
2014	0 kt per person	-4.5%
2015	0 kt per person	+6.1%
2016	0 kt per person	-4.9%
2017	0 kt per person	-3.1%
2018	0 kt per person	-2.8%
2019	0 kt per person	-1.2%
2020	0 kt per person	-2.0%
2021	0 kt per person	-1.6%
2022	0 kt per person	-1.8%
2023	0 kt per person	-2.2%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

Mauritania's 0 kt per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per person, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Mauritania's 0 kt per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per person, 81% of the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	9
1970s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
1980s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
1990s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2000s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2010s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	10
2020s	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	0 kt per person	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

118 French Polynesia 0 kt per person compare
119 Bahamas 0 kt per person compare
120 El Salvador 0 kt per person compare
122 Guinea 0 kt per person compare
123 Mali 0 kt per person compare
124 Mozambique 0 kt per person compare

See the full ranking of 171 places →

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)

All data for Mauritania →

Frequently asked questions

What is manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita in Mauritania?: Manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita in Mauritania was 0 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 1961.
What is the lowest manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per person in 2023.
How does Mauritania rank for manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita?: Mauritania ranks 121st out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is manure management — direct emissions (n2o), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. 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 Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O) ÷ Population, total

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Manure Management — Direct emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 171 places, 9,815 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Manure Management — Direct emissions (N2O) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.