All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Gambia
Gambia: All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 2,303 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Gambia stood at 2,303 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Gambia peaked at 2,930 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 882.88 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 882.88 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 933.4 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 984.1 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 1,029 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 1,077 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 1,134 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1967 | 1,180 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1,253 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 1,398 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 1,462 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 1,520 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1,556 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1,592 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1,629 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1,656 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,679 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 1,700 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1,743 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,768 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,794 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,804 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,782 kg per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 1,871 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1,909 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,968 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,980 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1,948 kg per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 2,079 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 2,072 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2,080 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 2,078 kg per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,069 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 2,020 kg per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2,052 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,057 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,063 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 2,048 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,041 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,129 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,526 kg per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 2004 | 2,591 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,639 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2,692 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2,788 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2,863 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2,930 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2,908 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,630 kg per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 2,426 kg per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 2,556 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 2,808 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 2,856 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 2,762 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,533 kg per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 2,399 kg per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 2,321 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 2,275 kg per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2,293 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,313 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2,303 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2,303 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2,303 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,446 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,088 kg per square kilometre | 882.88 kg per square kilometre | 1,316 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,591 kg per square kilometre | 1,398 kg per square kilometre | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,865 kg per square kilometre | 1,743 kg per square kilometre | 2,029 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,052 kg per square kilometre | 1,948 kg per square kilometre | 2,080 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,525 kg per square kilometre | 2,041 kg per square kilometre | 2,930 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,620 kg per square kilometre | 2,321 kg per square kilometre | 2,908 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,296 kg per square kilometre | 2,275 kg per square kilometre | 2,313 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- 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 square in Gambia?
- All animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Gambia was 2,303 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,930 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 882.88 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Gambia ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Amount excreted in manure 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
All Animals — Amount excreted in manure (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.