Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) was 0.0183 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Gambia stood at 0.0183 kg per person.
The figure 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 that leaches (n content) in Gambia peaked at 0.0351 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.014 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 that leaches (N content) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0351 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0346 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0282 kg per person | -18.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0289 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0294 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0324 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0328 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0332 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0335 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0338 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0342 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0346 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0347 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0347 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0346 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0344 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0343 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0342 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0339 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0336 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0331 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0326 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.032 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0317 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0344 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0337 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0331 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0293 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0282 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0232 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0261 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0241 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0224 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0209 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0182 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.017 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0159 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0149 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.014 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0197 kg per person | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0219 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0258 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0248 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0249 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0249 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0261 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0261 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0262 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0254 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0201 kg per person | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0175 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0151 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0167 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0155 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0168 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0177 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0184 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0185 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0186 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0183 kg per person | -1.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0183 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0568 kg per person, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0183 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0392 kg per person, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content) 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% | 0.014 kg per person | 0.0197 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.032 kg per person | 0.0282 kg per person | 0.0351 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0344 kg per person | 0.0338 kg per person | 0.0347 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0322 kg per person | 0.0282 kg per person | 0.0344 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0202 kg per person | 0.0149 kg per person | 0.0261 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0234 kg per person | 0.014 kg per person | 0.0262 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0177 kg per person | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.0254 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0184 kg per person | 0.0183 kg per person | 0.0186 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 that leaches (n content) in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) in Gambia was 0.0183 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0351 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 kg per person in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content)?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that leaches (n content) 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 that leaches (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 that leaches (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 that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that leaches 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 that leaches (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.