Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 1,171 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia, 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 Gambia stood at 1,171 kg per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 2,013 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 619.95 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 43rd out of 167 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.
Cattle — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 619.95 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 663.76 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 752.19 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 777 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 805.93 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 826.6 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 856.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 914.33 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 961.72 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 1,028 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 1,075 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1,116 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1,137 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1,157 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,178 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1,203 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,212 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,219 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,227 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,220 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,177 kg per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,199 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1,220 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,262 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1,311 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1,354 kg per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,421 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 1,431 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,442 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,453 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,464 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,475 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,497 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,508 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,519 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,361 kg per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 1,377 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,653 kg per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 1,703 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,711 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,724 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,732 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,753 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,803 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,773 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,674 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 1,575 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 1,823 kg per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2014 | 1,996 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 2,013 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,938 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,663 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 1,452 kg per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1,190 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1,182 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,171 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,171 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 783.06 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,171 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 572.39 kg per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 797.59 kg per square kilometre | 619.95 kg per square kilometre | 961.72 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,149 kg per square kilometre | 1,028 kg per square kilometre | 1,207 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,240 kg per square kilometre | 1,177 kg per square kilometre | 1,352 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,453 kg per square kilometre | 1,354 kg per square kilometre | 1,508 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,634 kg per square kilometre | 1,361 kg per square kilometre | 1,803 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,721 kg per square kilometre | 1,307 kg per square kilometre | 2,013 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,185 kg per square kilometre | 1,171 kg per square kilometre | 1,198 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 cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia was 1,171 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,013 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 619.95 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 43rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. 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 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.
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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.