Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre was 0.0262 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania stood at 0.0262 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 70.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.1013 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 kg per square kilometre, in 1964.
Mauritania ranks 102nd 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 square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0027 kg per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0035 kg per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 1967 | 0.004 kg per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1968 | 0.004 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0034 kg per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0036 kg per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | -21.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0029 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 kg per square kilometre | +54.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | -32.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0038 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0039 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0051 kg per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0052 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0054 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | +41.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0078 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0079 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0083 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0084 kg per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0061 kg per square kilometre | -27.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0044 kg per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 kg per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 kg per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0067 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0082 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 kg per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0265 kg per square kilometre | +250.8% |
| 2008 | 0.053 kg per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0453 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0318 kg per square kilometre | -29.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 0.08 kg per square kilometre | +102.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0879 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0934 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0933 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0995 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.098 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0968 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0967 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0918 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0262 kg per square kilometre | -71.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0262 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0262 kg per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9.75 kg per square kilometre, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0262 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5651 kg per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 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 | +250.8% | 0.0076 kg per square kilometre | 0.0265 kg per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +102.0% | 0.0396 kg per square kilometre | 0.08 kg per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +100.0% | 0.0265 kg per square kilometre | 0.053 kg per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -71.4% | 0.0918 kg per square kilometre | 0.0262 kg per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +54.0% | 0.0029 kg per square kilometre | 0.0044 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 kg per square kilometre | 0.0027 kg per square kilometre | 0.0042 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0036 kg per square kilometre | 0.0028 kg per square kilometre | 0.0049 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | 0.0039 kg per square kilometre | 0.0081 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 kg per square kilometre | 0.0044 kg per square kilometre | 0.0087 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0178 kg per square kilometre | 0.0066 kg per square kilometre | 0.053 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0822 kg per square kilometre | 0.0318 kg per square kilometre | 0.1013 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0602 kg per square kilometre | 0.0262 kg per square kilometre | 0.0967 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 99 Niger 0.0567 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Thailand 0.04 kg per square kilometre compare
- 101 Somalia 0.0361 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Botswana 0.0222 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Cameroon 0.0185 kg per square kilometre compare
- 105 Kuwait 0.0182 kg per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0262 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1013 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 kg per square kilometre in 1964.
- How does Mauritania rank for wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 102nd out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is wheat — crop residues (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wheat — Crop residues (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Wheat — Crop residues Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.