Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.5583 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.5583 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania peaked at 1.79 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 163rd out of 176 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1973 | 0.0506 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.1042 kg per square kilometre | +105.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3202 kg per square kilometre | +207.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1455 kg per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1977 | 0.553 kg per square kilometre | +280.0% |
| 1978 | 0.553 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3493 kg per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.1281 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.1281 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5559 kg per square kilometre | +334.1% |
| 1986 | 0.262 kg per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1987 | 0.262 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5821 kg per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 1989 | 0.4948 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 1.02 kg per square kilometre | +105.9% |
| 1991 | 1.31 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1994 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.46 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.443 kg per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5239 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6986 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8441 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.3693 kg per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4284 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3802 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4833 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5141 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2624 kg per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3642 kg per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3615 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.652 kg per square kilometre | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 0.403 kg per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5597 kg per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 0.6668 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6547 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5543 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7833 kg per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.964 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9667 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9935 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8248 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5583 kg per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5583 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.5583 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 74.91 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.5583 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.03 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +334.1% | 0.1281 kg per square kilometre | 0.5559 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2076 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.553 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2529 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.5821 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | 0.443 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4008 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.8441 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7198 kg per square kilometre | 0.403 kg per square kilometre | 0.9935 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7665 kg per square kilometre | 0.5583 kg per square kilometre | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 160 Congo 1.29 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Samoa 1.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Djibouti 0.6779 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Somalia 0.2969 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.2173 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Central African Republic 0.0381 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 nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania was 0.5583 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mauritania ranks 163rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. 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 Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches 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.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that leaches 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.