Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 283.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Gambia

Name: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Gambia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Gambia: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita was 0.002 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.002 kg per person

Change on year

down 9.4%

World rank

59th

of 143 countries

All-time high

0.0054 kg per person

in 2008

All-time low

0.0005 kg per person

in 2014

Years of data

1961–2023

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Gambia is 0.002 kg per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and up 283.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0054 kg per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 kg per person, in 2014.

That places Gambia 59th out of 143 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	kg per person	Change
1961	0.0006 kg per person	—
1962	0.0011 kg per person	+94.7%
1963	0.0017 kg per person	+46.0%
1964	0.0022 kg per person	+29.7%
1965	0.0026 kg per person	+21.6%
1966	0.0028 kg per person	+7.0%
1967	0.003 kg per person	+6.1%
1968	0.0031 kg per person	+5.3%
1969	0.0033 kg per person	+4.7%
1970	0.0034 kg per person	+4.1%
1971	0.0036 kg per person	+3.6%
1972	0.0037 kg per person	+3.2%
1973	0.0038 kg per person	+2.8%
1974	0.0039 kg per person	+2.5%
1975	0.004 kg per person	+2.2%
1976	0.004 kg per person	+1.8%
1977	0.0041 kg per person	+1.5%
1978	0.0041 kg per person	+1.2%
1979	0.0042 kg per person	+0.9%
1980	0.0042 kg per person	+0.6%
1981	0.0042 kg per person	+0.5%
1982	0.0042 kg per person	+0.2%
1983	0.0042 kg per person	-0.1%
1984	0.0042 kg per person	-0.3%
1985	0.0042 kg per person	-0.6%
1986	0.0043 kg per person	+2.5%
1987	0.0044 kg per person	+2.0%
1988	0.0043 kg per person	-1.7%
1989	0.0042 kg per person	-3.1%
1990	0.0035 kg per person	-15.1%
1991	0.0035 kg per person	-0.3%
1992	0.0033 kg per person	-6.9%
1993	0.0034 kg per person	+3.0%
1994	0.0034 kg per person	+1.4%
1995	0.0033 kg per person	-4.4%
1996	0.0024 kg per person	-27.8%
1997	0.0029 kg per person	+24.3%
1998	0.0029 kg per person	-1.1%
1999	0.0037 kg per person	+27.7%
2000	0.0028 kg per person	-24.5%
2001	0.0027 kg per person	-2.7%
2002	0.0027 kg per person	-2.6%
2003	0.0026 kg per person	-2.7%
2004	0.0033 kg per person	+25.9%
2005	0.0039 kg per person	+19.4%
2006	0.0045 kg per person	+15.2%
2007	0.005 kg per person	+12.3%
2008	0.0054 kg per person	+7.6%
2009	0.0047 kg per person	-12.3%
2010	0.0047 kg per person	-0.2%
2011	0.0034 kg per person	-28.4%
2012	0.0022 kg per person	-35.8%
2013	0.0005 kg per person	-76.3%
2014	0.0005 kg per person	-1.1%
2015	0.0006 kg per person	+25.2%
2016	0.001 kg per person	+63.2%
2017	0.0015 kg per person	+45.8%
2018	0.0018 kg per person	+19.1%
2019	0.0021 kg per person	+13.9%
2020	0.0023 kg per person	+11.0%
2021	0.0022 kg per person	-3.5%
2022	0.0022 kg per person	-0.9%
2023	0.002 kg per person	-9.4%

Gambia compared with similar countries

Gambia's 0.002 kg per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0011 kg per person, 1.8× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Gambia's 0.002 kg per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 kg per person, 6.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita 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
1962	+94.7%	0.0006 kg per person	0.0011 kg per person
2013	-76.3%	0.0022 kg per person	0.0005 kg per person
2016	+63.2%	0.0006 kg per person	0.001 kg per person
1963	+46.0%	0.0011 kg per person	0.0017 kg per person
2017	+45.8%	0.001 kg per person	0.0015 kg per person

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0023 kg per person	0.0006 kg per person	0.0033 kg per person	9
1970s	0.0039 kg per person	0.0034 kg per person	0.0042 kg per person	10
1980s	0.0042 kg per person	0.0042 kg per person	0.0044 kg per person	10
1990s	0.0032 kg per person	0.0024 kg per person	0.0037 kg per person	10
2000s	0.0038 kg per person	0.0026 kg per person	0.0054 kg per person	10
2010s	0.0018 kg per person	0.0005 kg per person	0.0047 kg per person	10
2020s	0.0022 kg per person	0.002 kg per person	0.0023 kg per person	4

Countries ranked near Gambia

56 Belarus 0.0022 kg per person compare
57 Honduras 0.0021 kg per person compare
58 Latvia 0.0021 kg per person compare
60 El Salvador 0.0019 kg per person compare
61 Estonia 0.0019 kg per person compare
62 Lithuania 0.0018 kg per person compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Gambia?: Horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita in Gambia was 0.002 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0054 kg per person in 2008.
What is the lowest horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 kg per person in 2014.
How does Gambia rank for horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita?: Gambia ranks 59th out of 143 countries with data for 2023.
Is horses — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 283.5%. 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 Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Horses — 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.

Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total

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Horses — 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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Indicator: Horses — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content), per capita
Unit: kg per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 145 places, 8,113 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 October 2026

Horses — 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.