Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita was 0.7563 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia is 0.7563 kg per person, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 2.49 kg per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.2938 kg per person, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 90th of 159 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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.34 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 2.28 kg per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 1.5 kg per person | -34.5% |
| 1964 | 1.67 kg per person | +11.7% |
| 1965 | 1.78 kg per person | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 2.32 kg per person | +30.2% |
| 1967 | 2.36 kg per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.38 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 2.41 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 2.44 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 2.46 kg per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 2.49 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 2.47 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 2.44 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 2.4 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.37 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 2.35 kg per person | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 2.33 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.31 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 2.28 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 2.25 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 2.22 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 2.18 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 1.96 kg per person | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 2.44 kg per person | +24.6% |
| 1986 | 2.41 kg per person | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.31 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1988 | 2.01 kg per person | -12.9% |
| 1989 | 1.66 kg per person | -17.8% |
| 1990 | 1.37 kg per person | -17.2% |
| 1991 | 1.82 kg per person | +32.9% |
| 1992 | 1.66 kg per person | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 1.52 kg per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 1.4 kg per person | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.29 kg per person | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 1.19 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 1.1 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 1.02 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.9382 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8672 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 1.03 kg per person | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 1.13 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 1.54 kg per person | +35.7% |
| 2004 | 1.54 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.54 kg per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.54 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.24 kg per person | -19.6% |
| 2008 | 1.32 kg per person | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.37 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.56 kg per person | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 1.08 kg per person | -30.4% |
| 2012 | 0.6565 kg per person | -39.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6252 kg per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2938 kg per person | -53.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2956 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3701 kg per person | +25.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5258 kg per person | +42.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6476 kg per person | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7493 kg per person | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8412 kg per person | +12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8266 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.8127 kg per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.7563 kg per person | -6.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.7563 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.91 kg per person, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.7563 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.51 kg per person, 50% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.12 kg per person | 1.5 kg per person | 2.41 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.4 kg per person | 2.31 kg per person | 2.49 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.17 kg per person | 1.66 kg per person | 2.44 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.33 kg per person | 0.9382 kg per person | 1.82 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.31 kg per person | 0.8672 kg per person | 1.54 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6807 kg per person | 0.2938 kg per person | 1.56 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8092 kg per person | 0.7563 kg per person | 0.8412 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 sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita in Gambia was 0.7563 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 kg per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2938 kg per person in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 90th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Population, total
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- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.