Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita was 0.0608 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0608 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.1169 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0466 kg per person, in 2000.
That places Gambia 78th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1169 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1153 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0941 kg per person | -18.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0964 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0982 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1079 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1093 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1105 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1118 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1127 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1141 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1154 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1157 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1156 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1155 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1147 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1145 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1141 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1131 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1119 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1103 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1085 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1066 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.1056 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1147 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1125 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1102 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0975 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0942 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0775 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0871 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0805 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0746 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0695 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0649 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0607 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0568 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0532 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0498 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0466 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0657 kg per person | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 0.073 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0861 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0828 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.083 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.083 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0869 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0871 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0874 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0848 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0668 kg per person | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0585 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0502 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0555 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0554 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0516 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0523 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0561 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.059 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0613 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0616 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0618 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0608 kg per person | -1.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0608 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1894 kg per person, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0608 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1308 kg per person, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +41.0% | 0.0466 kg per person | 0.0657 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1067 kg per person | 0.0941 kg per person | 0.1169 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1145 kg per person | 0.1127 kg per person | 0.1157 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1072 kg per person | 0.0942 kg per person | 0.1147 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0675 kg per person | 0.0498 kg per person | 0.0871 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0782 kg per person | 0.0466 kg per person | 0.0874 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.059 kg per person | 0.0502 kg per person | 0.0848 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0614 kg per person | 0.0608 kg per person | 0.0618 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 and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita in Gambia was 0.0608 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1169 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0466 kg per person in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils (n content), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils (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.