Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Nitrogen fertilizer content applied was 0.1861 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 0.1861 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — nitrogen fertilizer content applied in Mauritania peaked at 0.5975 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 | 0.0169 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.0347 kg per square kilometre | +105.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1067 kg per square kilometre | +207.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0485 kg per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1977 | 0.1843 kg per square kilometre | +280.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1843 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1164 kg per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0388 kg per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1981 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 1982 | 0 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1983 | 0.0427 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1984 | 0.0427 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1853 kg per square kilometre | +334.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0873 kg per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0873 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.194 kg per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1649 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3396 kg per square kilometre | +105.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4366 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5975 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3864 kg per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1994 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4851 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1477 kg per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1746 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2329 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 0 kg per square kilometre | -100.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2814 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 0.1231 kg per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1428 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1267 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1611 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1714 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0875 kg per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1214 kg per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1205 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2173 kg per square kilometre | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1866 kg per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2223 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2182 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1848 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2611 kg per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3213 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3222 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3312 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3749 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2749 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1861 kg per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1861 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1861 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.97 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1861 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.01 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% | 0.0427 kg per square kilometre | 0.1853 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 | 0.0692 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.1843 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0843 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.194 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3577 kg per square kilometre | 0.1477 kg per square kilometre | 0.5975 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1336 kg per square kilometre | 0 kg per square kilometre | 0.2814 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2399 kg per square kilometre | 0.1343 kg per square kilometre | 0.3312 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2555 kg per square kilometre | 0.1861 kg per square kilometre | 0.3749 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 160 Congo 0.4306 kg per square kilometre compare
- 161 Samoa 0.3786 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Djibouti 0.226 kg per square kilometre compare
- 164 Somalia 0.099 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 South Sudan 0.0724 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 Central African Republic 0.0127 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 0.1861 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 0.5975 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 volatilises, 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 volatilises 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 volatilises ÷ 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 volatilises 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.