Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania

Mauritania: Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita was 0.0094 t per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0094 t per person
Change on year
up 15.2%
World rank
27th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.0094 t per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.0002 t per person
in 1967
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania is 0.0094 t per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0094 t per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 t per person, in 1967.

Mauritania ranks 27th of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania, 1961 to 2023.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0002 t per person
1962 0.0002 t per person -2.6%
1963 0.0002 t per person +13.5%
1964 0.0002 t per person -2.8%
1965 0.0002 t per person -2.8%
1966 0.0002 t per person -2.9%
1967 0.0002 t per person -16.8%
1968 0.0004 t per person +138.7%
1969 0.0003 t per person -19.6%
1970 0.0005 t per person +74.0%
1971 0.0007 t per person +32.5%
1972 0.0009 t per person +29.4%
1973 0.0004 t per person -60.5%
1974 0.0004 t per person +19.1%
1975 0.0004 t per person +0.6%
1976 0.0005 t per person +11.3%
1977 0.0007 t per person +31.0%
1978 0.0007 t per person +3.3%
1979 0.001 t per person +52.7%
1980 0.0013 t per person +22.9%
1981 0.0013 t per person +0.4%
1982 0.0014 t per person +11.4%
1983 0.0014 t per person -0.4%
1984 0.0015 t per person +7.9%
1985 0.0016 t per person +6.7%
1986 0.0021 t per person +28.3%
1987 0.0034 t per person +66.2%
1988 0.0036 t per person +5.2%
1989 0.0039 t per person +8.8%
1990 0.0044 t per person +11.1%
1991 0.0041 t per person -7.5%
1992 0.0034 t per person -17.4%
1993 0.005 t per person +49.2%
1994 0.0041 t per person -18.9%
1995 0.0032 t per person -21.2%
1996 0.0041 t per person +27.3%
1997 0.005 t per person +22.2%
1998 0.0056 t per person +12.4%
1999 0.0047 t per person -15.5%
2000 0.0038 t per person -19.7%
2001 0.0027 t per person -29.5%
2002 0.0034 t per person +27.8%
2003 0.0041 t per person +21.5%
2004 0.0035 t per person -15.7%
2005 0.0035 t per person -0.8%
2006 0.0029 t per person -17.1%
2007 0.0031 t per person +7.8%
2008 0.003 t per person -3.7%
2009 0.0022 t per person -24.6%
2010 0.0042 t per person +85.4%
2011 0.0049 t per person +16.8%
2012 0.0056 t per person +15.5%
2013 0.006 t per person +7.1%
2014 0.0082 t per person +35.5%
2015 0.0062 t per person -23.7%
2016 0.0049 t per person -20.9%
2017 0.0071 t per person +43.5%
2018 0.008 t per person +12.7%
2019 0.0079 t per person -0.3%
2020 0.0081 t per person +2.5%
2021 0.0092 t per person +13.3%
2022 0.0082 t per person -11.3%
2023 0.0094 t per person +15.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0002 t per person 0.0002 t per person 0.0004 t per person 9
1970s 0.0006 t per person 0.0004 t per person 0.001 t per person 10
1980s 0.0022 t per person 0.0013 t per person 0.0039 t per person 10
1990s 0.0043 t per person 0.0032 t per person 0.0056 t per person 10
2000s 0.0032 t per person 0.0022 t per person 0.0041 t per person 10
2010s 0.0063 t per person 0.0042 t per person 0.0082 t per person 10
2020s 0.0087 t per person 0.0081 t per person 0.0094 t per person 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 24 Nigeria 0.0109 t per person compare
  2. 25 Ecuador 0.0105 t per person compare
  3. 26 Malaysia 0.0096 t per person compare
  4. 28 Dominican Republic 0.0091 t per person compare
  5. 29 Burundi 0.0085 t per person compare
  6. 30 Pakistan 0.0081 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 122 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania?
Rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita in Mauritania was 0.0094 t per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 0.0094 t per person in 2023.
What is the lowest rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 t per person in 1967.
How does Mauritania rank for rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
Mauritania ranks 27th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. 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 Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
122 places, 6,272 data points, 1961–2023
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Rice — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.