All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 8.64 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia is 8.64 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 27.7 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 8.64 kg per person, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 130th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21.85 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 22.48 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 23.07 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 23.46 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 23.9 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 24.5 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 24.8 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 25.6 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 26.14 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 26.99 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 27.42 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 27.7 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 27.53 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 27.35 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 27.17 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 26.79 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 26.3 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 25.79 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 25.25 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 24.7 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 24.2 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 23.71 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 22.98 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 21.85 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 22.05 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 21.61 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 21.39 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 20.66 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 20.3 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 18.69 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 19.12 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 18.3 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 17.72 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 17.14 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 16.56 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 15.71 kg per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 15.51 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 15.12 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 14.75 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 14.25 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 13.82 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.03 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 16.2 kg per person | +15.5% |
| 2004 | 16.17 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.02 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 15.88 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 15.98 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 15.94 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 15.85 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 15.28 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 13.42 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 12.02 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 12.3 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 13.13 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 12.99 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 12.24 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 10.94 kg per person | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 10.12 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 9.56 kg per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 9.15 kg per person | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 9.01 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 8.88 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.64 kg per person | -2.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 8.64 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 24.69 kg per person, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 8.64 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.07 kg per person, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.98 kg per person | 21.85 kg per person | 26.14 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.83 kg per person | 25.25 kg per person | 27.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.34 kg per person | 20.3 kg per person | 24.7 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.86 kg per person | 14.75 kg per person | 19.12 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.41 kg per person | 13.82 kg per person | 16.2 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2 kg per person | 9.56 kg per person | 15.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.92 kg per person | 8.64 kg per person | 9.15 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia was 8.64 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 130th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.