All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Gambia
Gambia: All Animals: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 25.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Gambia is 25.23 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Gambia peaked at 35.06 kg per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.07 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 123rd 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: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.43 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 8.46 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 9.42 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1965 | 10.43 kg per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1966 | 11.42 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1967 | 11.79 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 12.5 kg per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1969 | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1970 | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 14.47 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 15.03 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 15.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 15.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 16.21 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 16.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 16.51 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 16.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 17.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 17.35 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 17.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 18.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 18.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 18.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 19.08 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 19.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 20.4 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 20.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 21.23 kg per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 22.87 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 22.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 23.17 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 24.13 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 23.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 23.27 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 23.73 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 23.57 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 22.93 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 22.96 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 23.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 24.65 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 26.89 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 27.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 28.16 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 32.18 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 33.09 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 34.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 35.06 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 28.6 kg per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2012 | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2013 | 24.54 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 27.61 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 29.17 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 28.19 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 27.3 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 25.98 kg per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 25.42 kg per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 25.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 25.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 25.34 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 25.23 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 25.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.49 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 25.23 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.49 kg per square kilometre, 99% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.41 kg per square kilometre | 8.07 kg per square kilometre | 13.14 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.78 kg per square kilometre | 13.88 kg per square kilometre | 17.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.07 kg per square kilometre | 17.35 kg per square kilometre | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.18 kg per square kilometre | 21.23 kg per square kilometre | 24.13 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.11 kg per square kilometre | 22.96 kg per square kilometre | 34.59 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.62 kg per square kilometre | 24.3 kg per square kilometre | 35.06 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.2 kg per square kilometre | 25.05 kg per square kilometre | 25.34 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 120 Cameroon 27.46 kg per square kilometre compare
- 121 Comoros 26.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 122 Madagascar 25.75 kg per square kilometre compare
- 124 Morocco 25.14 kg per square kilometre compare
- 125 Vanuatu 24.69 kg per square kilometre compare
- 126 Georgia 24.5 kg per square kilometre compare
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 — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Gambia?
- All animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per in Gambia was 25.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 35.06 kg per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.07 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per?
- Gambia ranks 123rd out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.