Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0021 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0021 kg per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0089 kg per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0009 kg per person, in 1993.
Mauritania ranks 126th of 137 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0067 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0069 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0067 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0068 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0066 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0064 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0066 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0061 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0062 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.006 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0055 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 kg per person | -12.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 kg per person | -19.1% |
| 1974 | 0.004 kg per person | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0044 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 0.006 kg per person | +34.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 kg per person | +18.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0089 kg per person | +30.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0032 kg per person | -64.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 kg per person | +29.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 kg per person | -60.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 kg per person | +13.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0019 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0018 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0017 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0011 kg per person | -33.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 kg per person | +14.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 kg per person | -30.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0016 kg per person | +35.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0019 kg per person | +21.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0022 kg per person | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0026 kg per person | +20.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 kg per person | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0032 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 kg per person | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0038 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0033 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0033 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 kg per person | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 kg per person | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0027 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0026 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0026 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0024 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 kg per person | -2.7% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0021 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0631 kg per person, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0021 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0263 kg per person, 8% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -64.1% | 0.0089 kg per person | 0.0032 kg per person |
| 1982 | -60.8% | 0.0041 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 kg per person | 0.0061 kg per person | 0.0069 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0056 kg per person | 0.0039 kg per person | 0.0089 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0016 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 kg per person | 0.0009 kg per person | 0.0031 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.0032 kg per person | 0.0039 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0024 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 kg per person | 0.0021 kg per person | 0.0023 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 potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania was 0.0021 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0089 kg per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0009 kg per person in 1993.
- How does Mauritania rank for potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 126th out of 137 countries with data for 2023.
- Is potatoes — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Potatoes — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Potatoes — Crop residues 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
Potatoes — Crop residues (N content) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.