Natural resource rents, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Natural resource rents, per capita was 0 units per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Natural resource rents, per capita in Mauritania, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0 units per person for natural resource rents, per capita in 2021.
The figure is up 356.1% on the previous year and down 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural resource rents, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0 units per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 27th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Natural resource rents, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | -33.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +44.5% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | -12.0% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | -39.4% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +99.4% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +20.8% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | -31.1% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | -31.9% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -23.1% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +47.7% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | -70.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -12.1% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +38.5% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -43.3% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +101.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -43.2% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +94.0% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +113.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -47.4% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | +54.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -24.5% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -54.4% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -70.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | +356.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per person, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Natural resource rents, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +356.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More reference data data for Mauritania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0975 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0216 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.327 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 14.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1178 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural resource rents, per capita in Mauritania?
- Natural resource rents, per capita in Mauritania was 0 units per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest natural resource rents, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for natural resource rents, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2021.
- Is natural resource rents, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.5%. 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 Natural resource rents, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Natural resource rents ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Natural resource rents Our World in Data
- 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
Natural resource rents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.