Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep — Amount excreted in manure was 2.04 million kg in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Amount excreted in manure in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — amount excreted in manure in Gambia is 2.04 million kg, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — amount excreted in manure in Gambia peaked at 3.00 million kg in 2010 and was at its lowest, 635,942 kg, in 2014.
Gambia ranks 135th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 971,864 kg | 645,592 kg | 1.23 million kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.44 million kg | 1.28 million kg | 1.59 million kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.84 million kg | 1.61 million kg | 2.15 million kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 million kg | 1.33 million kg | 2.00 million kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million kg | 1.26 million kg | 2.64 million kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.46 million kg | 635,942 kg | 3.00 million kg | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million kg | 2.04 million kg | 2.14 million kg | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 132 Montenegro 2.53 million kg compare
- 133 Belgium-Luxembourg 2.38 million kg compare
- 134 Denmark 2.30 million kg compare
- 136 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.99 million kg compare
- 137 Lithuania 1.92 million kg compare
- 138 Finland 1.84 million kg compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 41 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 68 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 782 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 778 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 750 1000 USD (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity 1,260 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — amount excreted in manure in Gambia?
- Sheep — amount excreted in manure in Gambia was 2.04 million kg in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million kg in 2010.
- What is the lowest sheep — amount excreted in manure recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 635,942 kg in 2014.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep — amount excreted in manure?
- Gambia ranks 135th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — amount excreted in manure rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep — Amount excreted in manure (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).