Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Gambia
Gambia: Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) was 0.0151 kg per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kg per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Gambia is 0.0151 kg per person, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 140.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Gambia peaked at 0.0409 kg per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 kg per person, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 129th of 149 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.02 kg per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0194 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0126 kg per person | -35.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0215 kg per person | +70.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0298 kg per person | +39.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0371 kg per person | +24.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0361 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0373 kg per person | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0384 kg per person | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0389 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0393 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0397 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0399 kg per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0402 kg per person | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0403 kg per person | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0409 kg per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0379 kg per person | -7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0387 kg per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0382 kg per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0381 kg per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0386 kg per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0391 kg per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0377 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0362 kg per person | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.038 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0365 kg per person | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.038 kg per person | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0364 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0376 kg per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0361 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0346 kg per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0332 kg per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.032 kg per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0355 kg per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0344 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0334 kg per person | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0325 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0316 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0269 kg per person | -14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0262 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0255 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 kg per person | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0276 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0268 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 kg per person | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0254 kg per person | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 0.037 kg per person | +45.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0374 kg per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 kg per person | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0402 kg per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0206 kg per person | -48.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0077 kg per person | -62.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 kg per person | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0103 kg per person | +63.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0127 kg per person | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0143 kg per person | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0157 kg per person | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0159 kg per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0161 kg per person | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0162 kg per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0159 kg per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 kg per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 kg per person | -2.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0151 kg per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1388 kg per person, 11% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0151 kg per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.095 kg per person, 16% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +70.4% | 0.0126 kg per person | 0.0215 kg per person |
| 2014 | +63.4% | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0103 kg per person |
| 2012 | -62.7% | 0.0206 kg per person | 0.0077 kg per person |
| 2011 | -48.9% | 0.0402 kg per person | 0.0206 kg per person |
| 2007 | +45.7% | 0.0254 kg per person | 0.037 kg per person |
| 1965 | +39.0% | 0.0215 kg per person | 0.0298 kg per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.028 kg per person | 0.0126 kg per person | 0.0384 kg per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0394 kg per person | 0.0379 kg per person | 0.0409 kg per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0376 kg per person | 0.0362 kg per person | 0.0391 kg per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.033 kg per person | 0.0269 kg per person | 0.0361 kg per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0299 kg per person | 0.0254 kg per person | 0.0392 kg per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.016 kg per person | 0.0063 kg per person | 0.0402 kg per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0157 kg per person | 0.0151 kg per person | 0.0162 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 swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Gambia?
- Swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) in Gambia was 0.0151 kg per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0409 kg per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 kg per person in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content)?
- Gambia ranks 129th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is swine, market — manure applied to soils that volatilises (n content) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.4%. 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 Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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.
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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
Swine, market — Manure applied to soils 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.