Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Gambia
Gambia: Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises was 0.0257 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Gambia is 0.0257 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Gambia peaked at 0.1062 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0257 kg per person, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 132nd of 167 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure applied to soils … capita volatilises in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0801 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0835 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.092 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0925 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0934 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0932 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.094 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0975 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0997 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1036 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1053 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1062 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.105 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1038 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1026 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1005 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0981 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0952 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0924 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0897 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0871 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0847 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0816 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0748 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0737 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0726 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.072 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0716 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0709 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0688 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0733 kg per person | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0707 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0687 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0671 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0656 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0642 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0628 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0616 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0603 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0591 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0549 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0543 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0594 kg per person | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0595 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0582 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.057 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0556 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0547 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0546 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.052 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0501 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0473 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0498 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0516 kg per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0509 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0473 kg per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0415 kg per person | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.035 kg per person | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0312 kg per person | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0281 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0273 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0266 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0257 kg per person | -3.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0257 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1019 kg per person, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0257 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0563 kg per person, 46% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0918 kg per person | 0.0801 kg per person | 0.0997 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1013 kg per person | 0.0924 kg per person | 0.1062 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0779 kg per person | 0.0709 kg per person | 0.0897 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0663 kg per person | 0.0603 kg per person | 0.0733 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0567 kg per person | 0.0543 kg per person | 0.0595 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0457 kg per person | 0.0312 kg per person | 0.052 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0269 kg per person | 0.0257 kg per person | 0.0281 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 cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Gambia?
- Cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per in Gambia was 0.0257 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1062 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0257 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per?
- Gambia ranks 132nd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.3%. 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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure applied to soils that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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.