Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Gambia
Gambia: Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches was 183.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Gambia stood at 183.23 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Gambia peaked at 183.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41.36 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Gambia ranks 19th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 43.15 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 44.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 41.36 kg per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 41.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 42.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 43.41 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 45.17 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 46.98 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 48.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 50.63 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 52.83 kg per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 55.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 57.23 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 59.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 61.64 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 63.4 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 65.6 kg per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 67.8 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 69.56 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 71.32 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 72.64 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 73.96 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 75.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 82.33 kg per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 85.41 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 86.73 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 89.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 83.69 kg per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 92.45 kg per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 79.09 kg per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 84.04 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 81.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 79.07 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 76.7 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 74.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 72.17 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 70 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 67.9 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 65.86 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 63.89 kg per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 100.56 kg per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2002 | 115.33 kg per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 130.76 kg per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 126.36 kg per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 130.32 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 134.28 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 163.34 kg per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 164.66 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 167.3 kg per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 154.97 kg per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 133.79 kg per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2012 | 137.42 kg per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 117.74 kg per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 158.42 kg per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2015 | 162.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 149.14 kg per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 145.11 kg per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 153.62 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 160.75 kg per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 166.52 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 172.51 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 178.73 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 183.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 183.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 99.49 kg per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 183.23 kg per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.14 kg per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goats: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre leaches in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +57.4% | 63.89 kg per square kilometre | 100.56 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +34.6% | 117.74 kg per square kilometre | 158.42 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.17 kg per square kilometre | 41.36 kg per square kilometre | 48.87 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 60.32 kg per square kilometre | 50.63 kg per square kilometre | 69.56 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.36 kg per square kilometre | 71.32 kg per square kilometre | 92.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.07 kg per square kilometre | 65.86 kg per square kilometre | 84.04 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.68 kg per square kilometre | 63.89 kg per square kilometre | 167.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.34 kg per square kilometre | 117.74 kg per square kilometre | 162.41 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 175.25 kg per square kilometre | 166.52 kg per square kilometre | 183.23 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 goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Gambia?
- Goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square in Gambia was 183.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 183.23 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.36 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square?
- Gambia ranks 19th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content), per square rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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 Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goats — Manure left on pasture 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.
Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goats — Manure left on pasture 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
Goats — Manure left on pasture 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.