Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square was 810.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 810.37 kg per square kilometre for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Gambia peaked at 810.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 201.04 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Gambia ranks 35th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 237.4 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 240.57 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 201.04 kg per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 1964 | 211.94 kg per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1965 | 221.89 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1966 | 251.15 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1967 | 261.58 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 272.04 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 283.03 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 293.7 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 305.95 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 318.55 kg per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 328.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 338.49 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 348.16 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 356.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 367.22 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 378.07 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 387.45 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 396.83 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 404.74 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 412.65 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 420.56 kg per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 432.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 489.41 kg per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 499.66 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 509.93 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 470.02 kg per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 471.95 kg per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 405 kg per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 1991 | 475.99 kg per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1992 | 457.79 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 440.33 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 423.59 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 407.52 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 392.11 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 377.31 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 363.12 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 349.49 kg per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 336.4 kg per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 486.36 kg per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 2002 | 554.75 kg per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 673.32 kg per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 665.66 kg per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 685.89 kg per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 706.11 kg per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 758.52 kg per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 782.81 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 809.16 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 810.18 kg per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 656.51 kg per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2012 | 589.27 kg per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 521.14 kg per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 590.28 kg per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 2015 | 605.71 kg per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 579.81 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 604.16 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 664.07 kg per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 715.92 kg per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 762.1 kg per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 783.36 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 805.35 kg per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 810.37 kg per square kilometre | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square 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 | +44.6% | 336.4 kg per square kilometre | 486.36 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 242.29 kg per square kilometre | 201.04 kg per square kilometre | 283.03 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 342.28 kg per square kilometre | 293.7 kg per square kilometre | 387.45 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 450.81 kg per square kilometre | 396.83 kg per square kilometre | 509.93 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 409.23 kg per square kilometre | 349.49 kg per square kilometre | 475.99 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 645.9 kg per square kilometre | 336.4 kg per square kilometre | 809.16 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 633.71 kg per square kilometre | 521.14 kg per square kilometre | 810.18 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 790.3 kg per square kilometre | 762.1 kg per square kilometre | 810.37 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 32 Cyprus 850.94 kg per square kilometre compare
- 33 United Arab Emirates 835.34 kg per square kilometre compare
- 34 Jamaica 816.17 kg per square kilometre compare
- 36 Benin 761.1 kg per square kilometre compare
- 37 Faroe Islands 751.42 kg per square kilometre compare
- 38 Morocco 735.55 kg per square kilometre compare
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 left on pasture (n content), per square in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square in Gambia was 810.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 810.37 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 201.04 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square?
- Gambia ranks 35th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture (n content), per square rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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 and Goats — Manure left on pasture (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 and Goats — Manure left on pasture (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.