Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita was 0.1545 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.1545 kg per person for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 48.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.6409 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.1545 kg per person, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 133rd 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4836 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5039 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5557 kg per person | +10.3% |
| 1964 | 0.5586 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.5638 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 0.5628 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.5675 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.5889 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.6022 kg per person | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.6256 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.6355 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.6409 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.6338 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6266 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.6192 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.6068 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.592 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.5751 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.5581 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.5413 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5262 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.5113 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4928 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.4519 kg per person | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4451 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4379 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4346 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4324 kg per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.4278 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4152 kg per person | -3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4406 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4253 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4134 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4033 kg per person | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3944 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3859 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3779 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3705 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.363 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3557 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3293 kg per person | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3258 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3571 kg per person | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3581 kg per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3499 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3426 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3344 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3287 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3285 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3131 kg per person | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3008 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2833 kg per person | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2991 kg per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3105 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3062 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2847 kg per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2493 kg per person | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2104 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1871 kg per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1689 kg per person | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.164 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1593 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1545 kg per person | -3.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1545 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.606 kg per person, 25% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1545 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3422 kg per person, 45% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5541 kg per person | 0.4836 kg per person | 0.6022 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6114 kg per person | 0.5581 kg per person | 0.6409 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4701 kg per person | 0.4278 kg per person | 0.5413 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3989 kg per person | 0.363 kg per person | 0.4406 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.341 kg per person | 0.3258 kg per person | 0.3581 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2744 kg per person | 0.1871 kg per person | 0.3131 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1617 kg per person | 0.1545 kg per person | 0.1689 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 management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Gambia?
- Cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita in Gambia was 0.1545 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6409 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1545 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 133rd out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cattle — manure management (manure treated, n content), per capita 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 management (manure treated, N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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 management (manure treated, N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cattle — Manure management Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Cattle — Manure management (manure treated, 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.