Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Gambia
Gambia: Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 332.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
332.16 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
27th
of 167 countries
All-time high
572.12 kg per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
176.66 kg per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 332.16 kg per square kilometre for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in 2023.
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 that leaches (n content), per square in Gambia peaked at 572.12 kg per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 176.66 kg per square kilometre, in 1961.
Gambia ranks 27th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cattle: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 176.66 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 189.15 kg per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 214.35 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 221.42 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 229.66 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 235.55 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 244.18 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 260.55 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 274.06 kg per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 292.9 kg per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 306.21 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 317.99 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 323.88 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 329.77 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 335.66 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 339.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 341.55 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 342.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 343.9 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 345.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 347.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 349.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 347.63 kg per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 335.46 kg per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 341.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 347.63 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 359.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 373.47 kg per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 385.24 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 385.64 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 403.67 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 406.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 409.7 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 412.77 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 415.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 418.97 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 422.11 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 425.31 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 428.49 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 431.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 385.65 kg per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 389.9 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 469.53 kg per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 483.76 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 486.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 489.69 kg per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 492.06 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 497.99 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 512.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 503.81 kg per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 474.73 kg per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 445.71 kg per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 517.69 kg per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2014 | 567.43 kg per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 572.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 550.89 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 471.69 kg per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2018 | 412.13 kg per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 370.91 kg per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 339.59 kg per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 337.38 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 335.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 332.16 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 332.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 217.01 kg per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 332.16 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 161.41 kg per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 227.29 kg per square kilometre | 176.66 kg per square kilometre | 274.06 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 327.38 kg per square kilometre | 292.9 kg per square kilometre | 343.9 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 353.29 kg per square kilometre | 335.46 kg per square kilometre | 385.24 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 412.91 kg per square kilometre | 385.64 kg per square kilometre | 428.49 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 463.87 kg per square kilometre | 385.65 kg per square kilometre | 512.23 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 488.71 kg per square kilometre | 370.91 kg per square kilometre | 572.12 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 336.08 kg per square kilometre | 332.16 kg per square kilometre | 339.59 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 24 El Salvador 354.03 kg per square kilometre compare
- 25 Chad 348.56 kg per square kilometre compare
- 26 Comoros 338.92 kg per square kilometre compare
- 28 Brazil 331.71 kg per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 318.53 kg per square kilometre compare
- 30 South Sudan 312.56 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 that leaches (n content), per square in Gambia?
- Cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Gambia was 332.16 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 572.12 kg per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 176.66 kg per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Gambia ranks 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure left on pasture that leaches 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 that leaches (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.