Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) in Mauritania, 1973–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritania peaked at 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Mauritania 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1974 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +65.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 kg per US$ of GDP | +167.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -58.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | +268.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | -46.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -69.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | +361.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0008 kg per US$ of GDP | -59.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 kg per US$ of GDP | +111.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | +98.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | +34.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 kg per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 kg per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 kg per US$ of GDP | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -68.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 kg per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | +37.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | -57.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -54.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +51.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -48.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +39.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | +36.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | -34.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -34.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP, 13% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP, 20% of the median. (43 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 | +361.9% | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP |
| 1977 | +268.6% | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0013 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 kg per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0009 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0017 kg per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP | 0.0005 kg per US$ of GDP | 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) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritania?
- Nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) in Mauritania was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP 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 0.0028 kg per US$ of GDP in 1992.
- What is the lowest nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kg per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Mauritania rank for nutrient nitrogen n (total) — synthetic fertilizers (agricultural)?
- Mauritania ranks 125th out of 174 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 43.3%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural use) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.