Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Gambia
Gambia: Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square was 12.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Gambia is 12.19 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Gambia peaked at 13.95 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.26 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Gambia 115th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Amount excreted in manure (N content) … square in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.52 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 4.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 4.79 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 5.32 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 5.86 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.44 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 6.6 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 6.65 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 5.59 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 6.39 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 8.52 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 9.32 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 10.38 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 10.91 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 9.37 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 10.11 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 9.85 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 9.32 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 10.38 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 10.91 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 11.45 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 11.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.24 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 13.63 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 13.52 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 13.68 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 13.73 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.95 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 12.4 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 12.3 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 12.08 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 12.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 12.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 12.19 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 6.44 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 12.19 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.25 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.37 kg per square kilometre | 4.26 kg per square kilometre | 6.44 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.35 kg per square kilometre | 5.59 kg per square kilometre | 7.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.65 kg per square kilometre | 6.12 kg per square kilometre | 11.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.64 kg per square kilometre | 7.99 kg per square kilometre | 10.65 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | 9.32 kg per square kilometre | 10.91 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.86 kg per square kilometre | 11.45 kg per square kilometre | 13.95 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.16 kg per square kilometre | 12.08 kg per square kilometre | 12.24 kg per square kilometre | 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 chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Gambia?
- Chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square in Gambia was 12.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.95 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Gambia rank for chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square?
- Gambia ranks 115th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. 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 Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure 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
Chickens, layers — Amount excreted in manure (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.