All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches in Gambia
Gambia: All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches was 2.47 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Gambia stood at 2.47 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Gambia peaked at 7.91 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 2.47 kg per person, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 90th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
All Animals: Manure left on pasture that leaches (N) … capita leaches in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.26 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 6.44 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 6.61 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 6.71 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 6.82 kg per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 6.99 kg per person | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 7.08 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 7.3 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 7.46 kg per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 7.7 kg per person | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 7.83 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 7.91 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 7.86 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 7.81 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 7.76 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 7.65 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 7.51 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 7.37 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 7.21 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 7.06 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 6.91 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 6.77 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 6.56 kg per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 6.25 kg per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 6.31 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6.18 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 6.11 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 5.9 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 5.79 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 5.32 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 5.44 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 5.21 kg per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 5.04 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 4.86 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 4.7 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 4.45 kg per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 4.4 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 4.29 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.19 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.04 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.93 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.99 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 4.62 kg per person | +15.9% |
| 2004 | 4.61 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.57 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.54 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.55 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.54 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 4.51 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.34 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.82 kg per person | -11.9% |
| 2012 | 3.43 kg per person | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 3.51 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.75 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 3.71 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.49 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 3.12 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 2.89 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 2.73 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 2.62 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 2.58 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 2.54 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.47 kg per person | -2.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.47 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 6.38 kg per person, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.47 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.69 kg per person, 53% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.85 kg per person | 6.26 kg per person | 7.46 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.66 kg per person | 7.21 kg per person | 7.91 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.38 kg per person | 5.79 kg per person | 7.06 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.79 kg per person | 4.19 kg per person | 5.44 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.39 kg per person | 3.93 kg per person | 4.62 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.48 kg per person | 2.73 kg per person | 4.34 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 kg per person | 2.47 kg per person | 2.62 kg per person | 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 that leaches (n content), per in Gambia?
- All animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per in Gambia was 2.47 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.91 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per?
- Gambia ranks 90th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all animals — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. 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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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 — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
All Animals — Manure left on pasture that leaches (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.