Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gambia
Gambia: Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency was 27.34 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gambia stood at 27.34 %. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 28.5% on the previous year and down 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gambia peaked at 55.79 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 27.34 %, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 157th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.83 % | — |
| 1962 | 50.78 % | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 46.25 % | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 46.8 % | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 48.23 % | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 48.63 % | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 49.44 % | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 50.98 % | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 49.54 % | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 50.15 % | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 48.99 % | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 47.66 % | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 48.06 % | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 43.16 % | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 43.42 % | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 41.23 % | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 35.26 % | -14.5% |
| 1978 | 40.05 % | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 32.24 % | -19.5% |
| 1980 | 36.95 % | +14.6% |
| 1981 | 46.66 % | +26.3% |
| 1982 | 47.33 % | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 39.79 % | -15.9% |
| 1984 | 43.97 % | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 42.78 % | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 41.13 % | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 45.32 % | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 44.97 % | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 49.68 % | +10.5% |
| 1990 | 42.85 % | -13.7% |
| 1991 | 48.83 % | +14.0% |
| 1992 | 46.95 % | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 52.11 % | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 48.02 % | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 45.59 % | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 45.81 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.49 % | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 39.61 % | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 50.74 % | +28.1% |
| 2000 | 53.35 % | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 53.26 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 42.64 % | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 50.58 % | +18.6% |
| 2004 | 55.79 % | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 51.61 % | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 52.05 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 38.7 % | -25.7% |
| 2008 | 49.41 % | +27.7% |
| 2009 | 49.64 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 53.63 % | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 38.37 % | -28.5% |
| 2012 | 50.02 % | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 50.08 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.82 % | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 49.14 % | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 45.95 % | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 41.09 % | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 31.24 % | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 34.33 % | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 36.58 % | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 35.31 % | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 38.25 % | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 27.34 % | -28.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 27.34 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 60.42 %, 45% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 27.34 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.99 %, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.94 % | 46.25 % | 50.98 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.02 % | 32.24 % | 50.15 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.86 % | 36.95 % | 49.68 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.9 % | 39.61 % | 52.11 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.7 % | 38.7 % | 55.79 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.97 % | 31.24 % | 53.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.37 % | 27.34 % | 38.25 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 154 China, Taiwan Province of 27.91 % compare
- 155 Switzerland 27.84 % compare
- 156 Bahrain 27.77 % compare
- 158 Puerto Rico 27.16 % compare
- 159 Spain 26.83 % compare
- 160 Belarus 26.45 % 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 nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gambia?
- Nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency in Gambia was 27.34 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 55.79 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.34 % in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency?
- Gambia ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nutrient balance — cropland nitrogen use efficiency rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.4%. 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 Nutrient balance — Cropland nitrogen use efficiency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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 (%).