Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Gambia
Gambia: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square was 20.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Gambia is 20.19 kg per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 208.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Gambia peaked at 38.3 kg per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.69 kg per square kilometre, in 1963.
Gambia ranks 101st of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.03 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | -33.4% |
| 1964 | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | +75.1% |
| 1965 | 6.72 kg per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1966 | 8.58 kg per square kilometre | +27.7% |
| 1967 | 8.58 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 9.14 kg per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1969 | 9.68 kg per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 10.08 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 10.48 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 10.88 kg per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 11.29 kg per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1974 | 11.69 kg per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 12.63 kg per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 12.09 kg per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1978 | 12.77 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 13.03 kg per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 13.44 kg per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 14.11 kg per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 14.78 kg per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1983 | 14.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 14.78 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16.13 kg per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 16.13 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 17.47 kg per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 17.47 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1995 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2000 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.25 kg per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 33.59 kg per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 36.28 kg per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 38.3 kg per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 20.16 kg per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 2012 | 7.75 kg per square kilometre | -61.5% |
| 2013 | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 11.01 kg per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 2015 | 13.98 kg per square kilometre | +27.0% |
| 2016 | 16.13 kg per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 18.14 kg per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 18.87 kg per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.48 kg per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 20.14 kg per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.19 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 20.24 kg per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 20.19 kg per square kilometre | -0.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 20.19 kg per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 40.55 kg per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 20.19 kg per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35.57 kg per square kilometre, 57% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +75.1% | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 4.7 kg per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +68.1% | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | 11.01 kg per square kilometre |
| 2012 | -61.5% | 20.16 kg per square kilometre | 7.75 kg per square kilometre |
| 2011 | -47.4% | 38.3 kg per square kilometre | 20.16 kg per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +50.0% | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | 32.25 kg per square kilometre |
| 1965 | +42.9% | 4.7 kg per square kilometre | 6.72 kg per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.46 kg per square kilometre | 2.69 kg per square kilometre | 9.68 kg per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.7 kg per square kilometre | 10.08 kg per square kilometre | 13.03 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.79 kg per square kilometre | 13.44 kg per square kilometre | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.16 kg per square kilometre | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | 21.5 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.73 kg per square kilometre | 18.81 kg per square kilometre | 36.28 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.04 kg per square kilometre | 6.55 kg per square kilometre | 38.3 kg per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.19 kg per square kilometre | 20.14 kg per square kilometre | 20.24 kg per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 98 Zambia 21.86 kg per square kilometre compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 20.95 kg per square kilometre compare
- 100 Mozambique 20.33 kg per square kilometre compare
- 102 Kenya 19.67 kg per square kilometre compare
- 103 Sweden 18.93 kg per square kilometre compare
- 104 Finland 18.82 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 swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Gambia?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square in Gambia was 20.19 kg per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3 kg per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 kg per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square?
- Gambia ranks 101st out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils (n content), per square rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.3%. 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 Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (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.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (N content) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils (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.