Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0087 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia is 0.0087 kg per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0255 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 kg per person, in 2023.
That places Gambia 163rd 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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0213 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0195 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0194 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0208 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0225 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.024 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0255 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0248 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0243 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.024 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0235 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.023 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0206 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.02 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0202 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0221 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0182 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0161 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0171 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0165 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0166 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.018 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0193 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0198 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0191 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.02 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0214 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0222 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0207 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0194 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0164 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0179 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0164 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0154 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0146 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0138 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0123 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.012 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.012 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0114 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0112 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0114 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0114 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0115 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0125 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.012 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0118 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0115 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0099 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0096 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0092 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0089 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0087 kg per person | -2.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0087 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0161 kg per person, 54% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0087 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0273 kg per person, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0225 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0255 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0205 kg per person | 0.0161 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0194 kg per person | 0.0165 kg per person | 0.0222 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.0194 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0116 kg per person | 0.0111 kg per person | 0.0127 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 kg per person | 0.0096 kg per person | 0.0125 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 kg per person | 0.0087 kg per person | 0.0092 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 chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia was 0.0087 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0255 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 163rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. 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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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, layers — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils (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.