Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) was 0.9119 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.9119 kg per person for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Gambia peaked at 1.76 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.7019 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.76 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.74 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.41 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1964 | 1.45 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 1.48 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.63 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 1.65 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.67 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.69 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.7 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.72 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.74 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.75 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.74 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.74 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.73 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.73 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.72 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.71 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.69 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.66 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.64 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.61 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.59 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.73 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 1.7 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.66 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.47 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 1.42 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.17 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 1.31 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 1.21 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 1.12 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 1.05 kg per person | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9786 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9147 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.8556 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8006 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.7494 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7019 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.9877 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 1.25 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1.25 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.25 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.31 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.31 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.28 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8756 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7521 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8279 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8267 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7708 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7831 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8402 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8847 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9197 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9232 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9274 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9119 kg per person | -1.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.9119 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.6 kg per person, 35% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.9119 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.95 kg per person, 47% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 | +40.7% | 0.7019 kg per person | 0.9877 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.61 kg per person | 1.41 kg per person | 1.76 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.73 kg per person | 1.7 kg per person | 1.75 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 kg per person | 1.42 kg per person | 1.73 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.02 kg per person | 0.7494 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.18 kg per person | 0.7019 kg per person | 1.31 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8843 kg per person | 0.7521 kg per person | 1.28 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9206 kg per person | 0.9119 kg per person | 0.9274 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 left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) in Gambia was 0.9119 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7019 kg per person in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that leaches (n content)?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that leaches (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.