Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.1482 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.1482 kg per person for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.2745 kg per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.1482 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Gambia 161st out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2048 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1886 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1709 kg per person | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1826 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1974 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2113 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2235 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2181 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2138 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2105 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2069 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2026 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1949 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1941 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2018 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2115 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1771 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1633 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1658 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1678 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1681 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1728 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.179 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1876 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1782 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1883 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1994 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2097 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2167 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2245 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2294 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2433 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2534 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.2664 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.231 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1651 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1963 kg per person | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1575 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1698 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1784 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1624 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1599 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1574 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1717 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1605 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1566 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1665 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1626 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1739 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1792 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2018 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2453 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2507 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2602 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2745 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2022 kg per person | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1817 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1743 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1677 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1571 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1551 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1532 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1482 kg per person | -3.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1482 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3842 kg per person, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1482 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4776 kg per person, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2012 kg per person | 0.1709 kg per person | 0.2235 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1929 kg per person | 0.1633 kg per person | 0.2115 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1868 kg per person | 0.1678 kg per person | 0.2167 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2137 kg per person | 0.1575 kg per person | 0.2664 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.165 kg per person | 0.1566 kg per person | 0.1784 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2138 kg per person | 0.1677 kg per person | 0.2745 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1534 kg per person | 0.1482 kg per person | 0.1571 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 158 Luxembourg 0.1683 kg per person compare
- 159 Afghanistan 0.1604 kg per person compare
- 160 Eritrea 0.1547 kg per person compare
- 162 Solomon Islands 0.1408 kg per person compare
- 163 Chad 0.1261 kg per person compare
- 164 Rwanda 0.1015 kg per person 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 chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia?
- Chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia was 0.1482 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2745 kg per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1482 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 161st out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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 Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Chickens — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Amount excreted in manure (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.