Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Gambia
Gambia: Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises was 0.024 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.024 kg per person for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Gambia peaked at 0.0445 kg per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.024 kg per person, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 109th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Chickens: Manure left on pasture … capita volatilises in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0332 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0305 kg per person | -7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0277 kg per person | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0296 kg per person | +6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.032 kg per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0342 kg per person | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0362 kg per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0353 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0346 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0341 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0335 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0328 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0316 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0314 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0327 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0343 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0287 kg per person | -16.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0265 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0269 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0272 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0272 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.028 kg per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.029 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0304 kg per person | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0289 kg per person | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0305 kg per person | +5.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0323 kg per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.034 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0351 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0364 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0372 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0394 kg per person | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.041 kg per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0432 kg per person | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0374 kg per person | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0267 kg per person | -28.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0318 kg per person | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0255 kg per person | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0275 kg per person | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0289 kg per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0263 kg per person | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0259 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0255 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0278 kg per person | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 0.026 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0254 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.027 kg per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0263 kg per person | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0282 kg per person | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.029 kg per person | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0327 kg per person | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0397 kg per person | +21.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0406 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0422 kg per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0445 kg per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0327 kg per person | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 kg per person | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0282 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0272 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0254 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0251 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0248 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.024 kg per person | -3.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.024 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0622 kg per person, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.024 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0774 kg per person, 31% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 kg per person | 0.0277 kg per person | 0.0362 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0312 kg per person | 0.0265 kg per person | 0.0343 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0303 kg per person | 0.0272 kg per person | 0.0351 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0346 kg per person | 0.0255 kg per person | 0.0432 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0267 kg per person | 0.0254 kg per person | 0.0289 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0346 kg per person | 0.0272 kg per person | 0.0445 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0249 kg per person | 0.024 kg per person | 0.0254 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 — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Gambia?
- Chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Gambia was 0.024 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0445 kg per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.024 kg per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Gambia ranks 109th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is chickens — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Chickens — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.