Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia

Gambia: Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area was 1.61 kg/ha in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.61 kg/ha
Change on year
up 229.3%
World rank
180th
of 201 countries
All-time high
2.48 kg/ha
in 1985
All-time low
0.3748 kg/ha
in 2013
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia, 1961–2023

0.511.522.5196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 1.61 kg/ha for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in 2023.

That represents a change of up 229.3% on the previous year and up 329.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia peaked at 2.48 kg/ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.3748 kg/ha, in 2013.

Gambia ranks 180th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5673 kg/ha 0.4388 kg/ha 0.7371 kg/ha 9
1970s 0.9681 kg/ha 0.7493 kg/ha 1.54 kg/ha 10
1980s 1.34 kg/ha 0.8194 kg/ha 2.48 kg/ha 10
1990s 1.06 kg/ha 0.8503 kg/ha 1.77 kg/ha 10
2000s 1.01 kg/ha 0.6422 kg/ha 1.32 kg/ha 10
2010s 0.5852 kg/ha 0.3748 kg/ha 0.9973 kg/ha 10
2020s 0.7421 kg/ha 0.3828 kg/ha 1.61 kg/ha 4

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 177 Lesotho 1.71 kg/ha compare
  2. 178 Sudan (former) 1.66 kg/ha compare
  3. 179 Mozambique 1.64 kg/ha compare
  4. 181 Cameroon 1.6 kg/ha compare
  5. 182 Algeria 1.57 kg/ha compare
  6. 183 Mali 1.57 kg/ha compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia?
Leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area in Gambia was 1.61 kg/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 2.48 kg/ha in 1985.
What is the lowest leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3748 kg/ha in 2013.
How does Gambia rank for leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area?
Gambia ranks 180th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is leaching — cropland nitrogen per unit area rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 329.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Leaching — Cropland nitrogen per unit area
Unit
kg/ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,500 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).