Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Gambia
Gambia: Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches was 0.6949 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.6949 kg per square kilometre
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
132nd
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.795 kg per square kilometre
in 2017
All-time low
0.2428 kg per square kilometre
in 1962
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Gambia stood at 0.6949 kg per square kilometre.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Gambia peaked at 0.795 kg per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2428 kg per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places Gambia 132nd out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens, layers: Manure applied … applied square kilometre leaches in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2579 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2428 kg per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2488 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2731 kg per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3034 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3338 kg per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3641 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3641 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3672 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3732 kg per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.3763 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3793 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.3641 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.4096 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1977 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3186 kg per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3641 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4096 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4552 kg per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4855 kg per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4855 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.531 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5917 kg per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6372 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6221 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.6069 kg per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5341 kg per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6069 kg per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5765 kg per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5614 kg per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4552 kg per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5158 kg per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.531 kg per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5462 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5765 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5917 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6069 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6221 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6524 kg per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6676 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.6979 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7768 kg per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7707 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7798 kg per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7829 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.795 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.707 kg per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7009 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6888 kg per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.6918 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6979 kg per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6949 kg per square kilometre | -0.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.6949 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3672 kg per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.6949 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5272 kg per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3061 kg per square kilometre | 0.2428 kg per square kilometre | 0.3672 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3617 kg per square kilometre | 0.3186 kg per square kilometre | 0.4096 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4931 kg per square kilometre | 0.349 kg per square kilometre | 0.6372 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5495 kg per square kilometre | 0.4552 kg per square kilometre | 0.6069 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5659 kg per square kilometre | 0.531 kg per square kilometre | 0.6221 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7331 kg per square kilometre | 0.6524 kg per square kilometre | 0.795 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6934 kg per square kilometre | 0.6888 kg per square kilometre | 0.6979 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 129 Yemen 0.8453 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Burundi 0.8418 kg per square kilometre compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 0.7393 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Saudi Arabia 0.6937 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Suriname 0.6465 kg per square kilometre compare
- 135 Canada 0.6308 kg per square kilometre 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, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Gambia?
- Chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Gambia was 0.6949 kg per square kilometre 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 0.795 kg per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2428 kg per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Gambia rank for chickens, layers — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Gambia ranks 132nd 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 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. 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 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Chickens, layers — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 — Manure applied to soils that leaches (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.