Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 6.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gabon stood at 6.8 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 6.89 kg per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3422 kg per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Gabon 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4656 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5488 kg per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4656 kg per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4989 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.5951 kg per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5321 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3422 kg per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1971 | 0.548 kg per square kilometre | +60.1% |
| 1972 | 0.7483 kg per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4989 kg per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4157 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.4989 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5155 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5321 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0.7816 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 0.898 kg per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1982 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9448 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 1986 | 3.08 kg per square kilometre | +69.1% |
| 1987 | 3.48 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 3.93 kg per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1989 | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1990 | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1991 | 5.7 kg per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 6.2 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 6.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 6.03 kg per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 5.57 kg per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 5.74 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 5.9 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.47 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 6.89 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.88 kg per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.68 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 6.66 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6.71 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 6.75 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 6.8 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 460.48 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 6.8 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +76.2% | 1.03 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +69.1% | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 3.08 kg per square kilometre |
| 1971 | +60.1% | 0.3422 kg per square kilometre | 0.548 kg per square kilometre |
| 1970 | -35.7% | 0.5321 kg per square kilometre | 0.3422 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5668 kg per square kilometre | 0.4656 kg per square kilometre | 0.6652 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.543 kg per square kilometre | 0.3422 kg per square kilometre | 0.7483 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.14 kg per square kilometre | 0.7816 kg per square kilometre | 4.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.91 kg per square kilometre | 5.08 kg per square kilometre | 6.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | 5.99 kg per square kilometre | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7 kg per square kilometre | 6.47 kg per square kilometre | 6.89 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.76 kg per square kilometre | 6.71 kg per square kilometre | 6.8 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gabon was 6.8 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 kg per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3422 kg per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 165th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — 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
Cattle — 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.