Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre was 10.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 10.62 kg per square kilometre for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 10.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.86 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Gabon 131st out of 159 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.13 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.23 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 3.81 kg per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 1977 | 4.11 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 4.44 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 4.87 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 5.1 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 5.34 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 5.67 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 6.02 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 6.38 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 6.76 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 6.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 7.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 7.28 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 7.46 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 7.62 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 7.8 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 7.95 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 8.12 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.31 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 8.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 8.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 8.86 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 9.28 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.75 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 9.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 10.26 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 10.1 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 10.01 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.93 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 10.37 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 10.45 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.54 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 10.62 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.8 kg per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 10.62 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 166.53 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +74.5% | 2.18 kg per square kilometre | 3.81 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.15 kg per square kilometre | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | 2.32 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.9 kg per square kilometre | 1.86 kg per square kilometre | 4.64 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.15 kg per square kilometre | 4.87 kg per square kilometre | 7.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.23 kg per square kilometre | 7.46 kg per square kilometre | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.09 kg per square kilometre | 9.05 kg per square kilometre | 9.19 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.77 kg per square kilometre | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | 10.26 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 kg per square kilometre | 10.37 kg per square kilometre | 10.62 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 128 Sweden 12.51 kg per square kilometre compare
- 129 Eswatini 11.59 kg per square kilometre compare
- 130 Angola 11.2 kg per square kilometre compare
- 132 Myanmar 9.89 kg per square kilometre compare
- 133 Paraguay 9.88 kg per square kilometre compare
- 134 Central African Republic 8.48 kg per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre in Gabon was 10.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.62 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Gabon rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 131st out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure (n content), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Amount excreted in manure 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
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (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.