Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.0382 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0382 kg per person for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania peaked at 0.2949 kg per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 kg per person, in 1961.
That places Mauritania 147th 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 person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1973 | 0.0145 kg per person | — |
| 1974 | 0.0289 kg per person | +99.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0861 kg per person | +198.3% |
| 1976 | 0.038 kg per person | -55.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1403 kg per person | +269.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1364 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0838 kg per person | -38.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0271 kg per person | -67.6% |
| 1981 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per person | — |
| 1983 | 0.0274 kg per person | — |
| 1984 | 0.0266 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1122 kg per person | +321.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0514 kg per person | -54.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0499 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1078 kg per person | +115.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0893 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1793 kg per person | +100.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2239 kg per person | +24.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2949 kg per person | +31.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1832 kg per person | -37.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1778 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.173 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.212 kg per person | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0631 kg per person | -70.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0727 kg per person | +15.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0944 kg per person | +29.8% |
| 2000 | 0 kg per person | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1083 kg per person | — |
| 2002 | 0.0463 kg per person | -57.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0525 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0455 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0565 kg per person | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0586 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0291 kg per person | -50.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0393 kg per person | +34.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0378 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0661 kg per person | +74.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0395 kg per person | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0531 kg per person | +34.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0613 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0584 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.048 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0658 kg per person | +37.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0787 kg per person | +19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0766 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0764 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.084 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0598 kg per person | -28.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0393 kg per person | -34.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0382 kg per person | -2.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0382 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2694 kg per person, 14% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0382 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1133 kg per person, 34% 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 | +321.7% | 0.0266 kg per person | 0.1122 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0528 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1403 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0492 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1122 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1674 kg per person | 0.0631 kg per person | 0.2949 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0474 kg per person | 0 kg per person | 0.1083 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0624 kg per person | 0.0395 kg per person | 0.0787 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0553 kg per person | 0.0382 kg per person | 0.084 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 0.0382 kg per person 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 0.2949 kg per person 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 person in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied?
- Mauritania ranks 147th 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 37.7%. 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 volatilises, per capita. 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 volatilises divided by Population, total, 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 volatilises ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied 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
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied that volatilises divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.