Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 4.39 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia stood at 4.39 kg per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 20.33 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 4.39 kg per person, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 105th of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.34 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 15.99 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 17.63 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 17.72 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 17.89 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 17.85 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 18.01 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 18.68 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 19.1 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 19.85 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 20.16 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 20.33 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 20.11 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 19.88 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 19.64 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 19.25 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 18.78 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 18.25 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 17.71 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 17.18 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 16.69 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 16.22 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 15.54 kg per person | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 14.43 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 14.12 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 13.81 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 13.71 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 13.67 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 13.53 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 12.99 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 13.07 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.64 kg per person | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 12.28 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 11.98 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 11.72 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 11.47 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 11.23 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 11 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 10.78 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 10.57 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 9.21 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 9.07 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.6 kg per person | +16.9% |
| 2004 | 10.63 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.39 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 10.17 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.93 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 9.76 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 9.75 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 9.31 kg per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 8.54 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 2012 | 7.8 kg per person | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 8.77 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 9.33 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 9.16 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.59 kg per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 7.18 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 6.12 kg per person | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 5.39 kg per person | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 4.82 kg per person | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 4.67 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 4.54 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.39 kg per person | -3.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 4.39 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 12.6 kg per person, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 4.39 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.85 kg per person, 50% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.58 kg per person | 15.34 kg per person | 19.1 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 19.4 kg per person | 17.71 kg per person | 20.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.89 kg per person | 13.53 kg per person | 17.18 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.92 kg per person | 10.78 kg per person | 13.07 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.01 kg per person | 9.07 kg per person | 10.63 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.02 kg per person | 5.39 kg per person | 9.33 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.61 kg per person | 4.39 kg per person | 4.82 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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- 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia was 4.39 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.33 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.39 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.9%. 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 Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Cattle — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — 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.