Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches in Gambia
Gambia: Chickens, layers: Manure applied to soils … applied capita leaches was 0.0026 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0026 kg per person for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (n content) in Gambia peaked at 0.0077 kg per person in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 kg per person, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 163rd of 168 countries on this measure, 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 … applied capita leaches in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0064 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0058 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0058 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0062 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0072 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0077 kg per person | +6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0074 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0073 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0072 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0071 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0069 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0062 kg per person | -10.7% |
| 1974 | 0.006 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0061 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0066 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0055 kg per person | -17.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 kg per person | -11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0051 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0049 kg per person | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.005 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0054 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0058 kg per person | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.006 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0057 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.006 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0064 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0066 kg per person | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0062 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0058 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0049 kg per person | -15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0054 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0049 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0046 kg per person | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0044 kg per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 kg per person | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0041 kg per person | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.004 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0037 kg per person | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0038 kg per person | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 kg per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0033 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0034 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0034 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0034 kg per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0035 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0035 kg per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0034 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.003 kg per person | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 kg per person | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0028 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0026 kg per person | -2.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0026 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0048 kg per person, 54% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0026 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0082 kg per person, 32% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0067 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0061 kg per person | 0.0048 kg per person | 0.0072 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0058 kg per person | 0.0049 kg per person | 0.0066 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0045 kg per person | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0058 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 kg per person | 0.0033 kg per person | 0.0038 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 kg per person | 0.0029 kg per person | 0.0037 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 kg per person | 0.0026 kg per person | 0.0028 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 that leaches (n content) in Gambia?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Gambia was 0.0026 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0077 kg per person in 1967.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Gambia ranks 163rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.