Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita was 0.0054 kg per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania is 0.0054 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0255 kg per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.002 kg per person, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 93rd of 110 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0034 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0033 kg per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.003 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0037 kg per person | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0041 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1968 | 0.004 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.004 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0039 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0031 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0032 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0024 kg per person | -24.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0024 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0023 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0035 kg per person | +49.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0037 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 kg per person | -34.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 kg per person | +10.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0035 kg per person | +27.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0034 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0034 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 kg per person | +37.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0046 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0044 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0044 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0045 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0041 kg per person | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0029 kg per person | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 0.002 kg per person | -29.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 kg per person | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0026 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0027 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0025 kg per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.003 kg per person | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 kg per person | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0023 kg per person | -37.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 kg per person | +11.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0088 kg per person | +241.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0172 kg per person | +94.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0142 kg per person | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0097 kg per person | -32.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0117 kg per person | +20.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0228 kg per person | +95.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0243 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.025 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0243 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0255 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0244 kg per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0233 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0223 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0217 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.02 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 kg per person | -72.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 kg per person | -3.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0054 kg per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1033 kg per person, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0054 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.009 kg per person, 59% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +241.8% | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0088 kg per person |
| 2012 | +95.6% | 0.0117 kg per person | 0.0228 kg per person |
| 2008 | +94.3% | 0.0088 kg per person | 0.0172 kg per person |
| 2022 | -72.3% | 0.02 kg per person | 0.0055 kg per person |
| 1976 | +49.6% | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 kg per person | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0041 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.003 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0039 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.004 kg per person | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0047 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.003 kg per person | 0.002 kg per person | 0.0045 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.006 kg per person | 0.0023 kg per person | 0.0172 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.0097 kg per person | 0.0255 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0131 kg per person | 0.0054 kg per person | 0.0217 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 wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita in Mauritania was 0.0054 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0255 kg per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 kg per person in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 93rd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. 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 Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — 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.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wheat — 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
Wheat — 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.