Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N) was 0.608 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Gambia is 0.608 kg per person, measured 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 volatilises (n) in Gambia peaked at 1.18 kg per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.4679 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.18 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.16 kg per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9424 kg per person | -18.7% |
| 1964 | 0.9668 kg per person | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.985 kg per person | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 1.08 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 1967 | 1.1 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 1.11 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.12 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 1.13 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 1.15 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.16 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 1.16 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.16 kg per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.16 kg per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.15 kg per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 1.14 kg per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1.11 kg per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 1.09 kg per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 1.07 kg per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.06 kg per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.15 kg per person | +8.8% |
| 1986 | 1.13 kg per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.11 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.9806 kg per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.9445 kg per person | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7772 kg per person | -17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8759 kg per person | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8088 kg per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.75 kg per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6986 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6524 kg per person | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 0.6098 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5704 kg per person | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 0.5337 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4996 kg per person | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4679 kg per person | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6585 kg per person | +40.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7311 kg per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8638 kg per person | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.831 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8328 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.8332 kg per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8694 kg per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8716 kg per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8751 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8511 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6698 kg per person | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5838 kg per person | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 0.5014 kg per person | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 0.552 kg per person | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5511 kg per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5139 kg per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5221 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5601 kg per person | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5898 kg per person | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6131 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6155 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6183 kg per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.608 kg per person | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 | +40.7% | 0.4679 kg per person | 0.6585 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 kg per person | 0.9424 kg per person | 1.18 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.15 kg per person | 1.13 kg per person | 1.16 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 kg per person | 0.9445 kg per person | 1.15 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6776 kg per person | 0.4996 kg per person | 0.8759 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7834 kg per person | 0.4679 kg per person | 0.8751 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5895 kg per person | 0.5014 kg per person | 0.8511 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6137 kg per person | 0.608 kg per person | 0.6183 kg per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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- 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 volatilises (n) in Gambia?
- Sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) in Gambia was 0.608 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 kg per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4679 kg per person in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goats — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n)?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goats — manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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 left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goats — Manure left on pasture 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 left on pasture 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.