Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 1.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Mauritania, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.86 kg per square kilometre for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023.
The figure is down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritania peaked at 5.97 kg per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1688 kg per square kilometre, in 1973.
That places Mauritania 164th out of 175 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1974 | 0.3473 kg per square kilometre | +105.7% |
| 1975 | 1.07 kg per square kilometre | +207.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4851 kg per square kilometre | -54.5% |
| 1977 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +280.0% |
| 1978 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.16 kg per square kilometre | -36.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | -66.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4269 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4269 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | +334.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8732 kg per square kilometre | -52.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8732 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | +122.2% |
| 1989 | 1.65 kg per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 3.4 kg per square kilometre | +105.9% |
| 1991 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1992 | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1993 | 3.86 kg per square kilometre | -35.3% |
| 1994 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 3.88 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.85 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | -69.6% |
| 1998 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1999 | 2.33 kg per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2001 | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2002 | 1.23 kg per square kilometre | -56.2% |
| 2003 | 1.43 kg per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 1.27 kg per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 1.71 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8747 kg per square kilometre | -49.0% |
| 2008 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | +38.8% |
| 2009 | 1.21 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.17 kg per square kilometre | +80.4% |
| 2011 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | -38.2% |
| 2012 | 1.87 kg per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 2013 | 2.22 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.85 kg per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 2.61 kg per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2017 | 3.21 kg per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2018 | 3.22 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 2.75 kg per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.86 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 249.68 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.86 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.1 kg per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 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% | 0.4269 kg per square kilometre | 1.85 kg per square kilometre |
| 1977 | +280.0% | 0.4851 kg per square kilometre | 1.84 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9885 kg per square kilometre | 0.1688 kg per square kilometre | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.05 kg per square kilometre | 0.3881 kg per square kilometre | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 8 |
| 1990s | 3.58 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 5.97 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 0.8747 kg per square kilometre | 2.81 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.4 kg per square kilometre | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | 3.31 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 kg per square kilometre | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | 3.75 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 161 Congo 4.31 kg per square kilometre compare
- 162 Samoa 3.79 kg per square kilometre compare
- 163 Djibouti 2.26 kg per square kilometre compare
- 165 Somalia 0.9896 kg per square kilometre compare
- 166 South Sudan 0.7242 kg per square kilometre compare
- 167 Central African Republic 0.1272 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritania?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritania was 1.86 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 kg per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1688 kg per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Mauritania ranks 164th out of 175 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 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) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) 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.