Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.4657 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.4657 kg per person.
That represents a change of down 33.5% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 3.5 kg per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.3059 kg per person, in 2011.
That places Mauritania 13th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.19 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.12 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 3.09 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 3 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 3.5 kg per person | +16.7% |
| 1966 | 2.88 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1967 | 2.79 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 2.74 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 3 kg per person | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 2.51 kg per person | -16.4% |
| 1971 | 2.32 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1972 | 1.73 kg per person | -25.6% |
| 1973 | 1.09 kg per person | -36.7% |
| 1974 | 1.41 kg per person | +28.8% |
| 1975 | 0.986 kg per person | -29.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6505 kg per person | -34.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4939 kg per person | -24.1% |
| 1978 | 0.8388 kg per person | +69.8% |
| 1979 | 0.7837 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7353 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 0.9854 kg per person | +34.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9529 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6627 kg per person | -30.5% |
| 1984 | 0.6426 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2 kg per person | +86.8% |
| 1986 | 1.27 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 1.01 kg per person | -20.6% |
| 1988 | 1.31 kg per person | +30.2% |
| 1989 | 1.2 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6178 kg per person | -48.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8578 kg per person | +38.8% |
| 1992 | 0.657 kg per person | -23.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 kg per person | +56.7% |
| 1994 | 1.62 kg per person | +57.0% |
| 1995 | 1.56 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 1.35 kg per person | -13.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7677 kg per person | -43.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8504 kg per person | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.9768 kg per person | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8601 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 0.748 kg per person | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.372 kg per person | -50.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8084 kg per person | +117.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5591 kg per person | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7466 kg per person | +33.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7935 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8417 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8131 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7935 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9338 kg per person | +17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3059 kg per person | -67.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9457 kg per person | +209.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6844 kg per person | -27.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4619 kg per person | -32.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5835 kg per person | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5794 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3531 kg per person | -39.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5949 kg per person | +68.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4518 kg per person | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5945 kg per person | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3708 kg per person | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7007 kg per person | +89.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4657 kg per person | -33.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.4657 kg per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0441 kg per person, 10.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.4657 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1813 kg per person, 2.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +209.1% | 0.3059 kg per person | 0.9457 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.03 kg per person | 2.74 kg per person | 3.5 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 kg per person | 0.4939 kg per person | 2.51 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9968 kg per person | 0.6426 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 kg per person | 0.6178 kg per person | 1.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7336 kg per person | 0.372 kg per person | 0.8601 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5894 kg per person | 0.3059 kg per person | 0.9457 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5329 kg per person | 0.3708 kg per person | 0.7007 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 sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania was 0.4657 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 kg per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3059 kg per person in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 13th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. 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 Sorghum — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.