Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) was 0.0122 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Gambia is 0.0122 kg per person, measured 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 that volatilises (n) in Gambia peaked at 0.0234 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 kg per person, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 78th of 165 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 and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0234 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0231 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0188 kg per person | -18.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0193 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0196 kg per person | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0216 kg per person | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0219 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0221 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0224 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0225 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0228 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0231 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0231 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0231 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0231 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0229 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0229 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0228 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0226 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0224 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0221 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0217 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0213 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0211 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0229 kg per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0225 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.022 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0195 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0188 kg per person | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0155 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0174 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0161 kg per person | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0149 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0139 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.013 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0121 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0106 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.01 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0131 kg per person | +41.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0146 kg per person | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0172 kg per person | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0166 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0166 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0166 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0174 kg per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0174 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0175 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.017 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0134 kg per person | -21.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0117 kg per person | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.01 kg per person | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0111 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0111 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0103 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0105 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0112 kg per person | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 kg per person | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0123 kg per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0123 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0124 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0122 kg per person | -1.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0122 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0379 kg per person, 32% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0122 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0262 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 volatilises (N) 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% | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0131 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0213 kg per person | 0.0188 kg per person | 0.0234 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0229 kg per person | 0.0225 kg per person | 0.0231 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0214 kg per person | 0.0188 kg per person | 0.0229 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0135 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person | 0.0174 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0156 kg per person | 0.0093 kg per person | 0.0175 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0118 kg per person | 0.01 kg per person | 0.017 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0123 kg per person | 0.0122 kg per person | 0.0124 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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- 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 volatilises (n) in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) in Gambia was 0.0122 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0234 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 kg per person in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n)?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n) 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 volatilises (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 volatilises (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 volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure applied to soils that volatilises 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 volatilises (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.