Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre was 1,107 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,107 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 167 countries
All-time high
1,907 kg per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
588.88 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia stood at 1,107 kg per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 1,907 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 588.88 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 588.88 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 630.49 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 714.49 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 738.06 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 765.54 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 785.17 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 813.94 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 868.5 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 913.52 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 976.35 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 1,021 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1,060 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 1,080 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 1,099 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1,119 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1,131 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1,138 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 1,142 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 1,146 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,151 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 1,158 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,166 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 1,118 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 1,138 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 1,159 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,198 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 1,245 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,346 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 1,355 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,366 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 1,376 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 1,386 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1,397 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1,407 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,418 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 1,439 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 1,300 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 1,565 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 1,613 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 1,620 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1,632 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,640 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,660 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,707 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1,679 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,582 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 1,486 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1,726 kg per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2014 | 1,891 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 1,907 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,836 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 1,572 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 1,374 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 1,236 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 1,132 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 1,125 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1,117 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,107 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,107 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 723.37 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,107 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 538.02 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 757.62 kg per square kilometre | 588.88 kg per square kilometre | 913.52 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,091 kg per square kilometre | 976.35 kg per square kilometre | 1,146 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,178 kg per square kilometre | 1,118 kg per square kilometre | 1,284 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,376 kg per square kilometre | 1,285 kg per square kilometre | 1,428 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,546 kg per square kilometre | 1,286 kg per square kilometre | 1,707 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,629 kg per square kilometre | 1,236 kg per square kilometre | 1,907 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,120 kg per square kilometre | 1,107 kg per square kilometre | 1,132 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 24 El Salvador 1,180 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Chad 1,162 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Comoros 1,130 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Brazil 1,106 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 1,062 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 South Sudan 1,042 kg per square kilometre compare
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 left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre in Gambia was 1,107 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,907 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 588.88 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. 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 — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cattle — Manure left on pasture (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 — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture 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 — Manure left on pasture (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.