Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Gabon
Gabon: Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises was 2.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Gabon stood at 2.1 kg per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Gabon peaked at 2.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3675 kg per square kilometre, in 1969.
Gabon ranks 129th of 159 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3951 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3951 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4227 kg per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.4319 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.441 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4594 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4594 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4594 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3675 kg per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3675 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3675 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3951 kg per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3951 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4135 kg per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4319 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.7534 kg per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8137 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8789 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.9188 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.9648 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1.01 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 1.06 kg per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 1.12 kg per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 1.19 kg per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 1.26 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 1.34 kg per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 1.37 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.41 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.51 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.54 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.57 kg per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.61 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.64 kg per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.68 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.72 kg per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.75 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.84 kg per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.93 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2 kg per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2 kg per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.98 kg per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.97 kg per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 2.07 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 2.09 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2.1 kg per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.73 kg per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 2.1 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.97 kg per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep: Manure left on pasture … left square kilometre volatilises in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +74.5% | 0.4319 kg per square kilometre | 0.7534 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4257 kg per square kilometre | 0.3675 kg per square kilometre | 0.4594 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5735 kg per square kilometre | 0.3675 kg per square kilometre | 0.9188 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.22 kg per square kilometre | 0.9648 kg per square kilometre | 1.44 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.63 kg per square kilometre | 1.48 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8 kg per square kilometre | 1.79 kg per square kilometre | 1.82 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 kg per square kilometre | 1.81 kg per square kilometre | 2.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.08 kg per square kilometre | 2.05 kg per square kilometre | 2.1 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % 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 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Gabon?
- Sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per in Gabon was 2.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1 kg per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3675 kg per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Gabon rank for sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per?
- Gabon ranks 129th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — manure left on pasture that volatilises (n content), per rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Manure left on pasture that volatilises 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 — Manure left on pasture that volatilises (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.