All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 2,199 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia is 2,199 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 2,778 kg per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 843.29 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 30th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 843.29 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 891.63 kg per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 939.84 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 980.66 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 1,025 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 1,079 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1967 | 1,123 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 1,192 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 1,390 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 1,446 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 1,480 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1,515 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 1,550 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1,576 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,598 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1,619 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 1,639 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 1,660 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 1,683 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 1,708 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 1,718 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,699 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1,784 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 1,820 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,875 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 1,885 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1,930 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,848 kg per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 1,972 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1,964 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1,972 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 1,966 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1,956 kg per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,909 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 1,939 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 1,945 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1,953 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1,937 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,934 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 2,016 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2,402 kg per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 2,463 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,511 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 2,563 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,645 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 2,717 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2,778 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2,755 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 2,499 kg per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 2,311 kg per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 2,435 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 2,673 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 2,715 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2,626 kg per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 2,407 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 2,283 kg per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 2,211 kg per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 2,169 kg per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 2,187 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2,207 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 2,199 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2,199 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,378 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2,199 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,378 kg per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,036 kg per square kilometre | 843.29 kg per square kilometre | 1,252 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,514 kg per square kilometre | 1,330 kg per square kilometre | 1,639 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,776 kg per square kilometre | 1,660 kg per square kilometre | 1,930 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,942 kg per square kilometre | 1,848 kg per square kilometre | 1,972 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,397 kg per square kilometre | 1,934 kg per square kilometre | 2,778 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,492 kg per square kilometre | 2,211 kg per square kilometre | 2,755 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,191 kg per square kilometre | 2,169 kg per square kilometre | 2,207 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 — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia?
- All animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia was 2,199 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,778 kg per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 843.29 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 30th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (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 left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture (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.