Fertilizer use — all countries

Fertilizer use — Gambia

Fertilizer use in the Gambia in 2023 — 15.6 kg/ha. Ranked 150 in the world out of 191. Since 1964, the indicator has risen by 4,982.4%.

2023 15.6 kg/ha +596.44% vs 2022
World rank 150of 191
Period maximum 23.1 kg/ha1985
Period minimum 0.3 kg/ha1964

Trend over time

1964–2023 · kg per hectare

Fertilizer use — Gambia, 1964–20230102030196419701976198219881994200020062012201820231964: 0.3 kg/ha1965: 2.9 kg/ha1966: 4.4 kg/ha1967: 3.6 kg/ha1968: 2.4 kg/ha1969: 1.7 kg/ha1970: 2.3 kg/ha1971: 3 kg/ha1972: 6.2 kg/ha1973: 6.4 kg/ha1974: 6.4 kg/ha1975: 4.6 kg/ha1976: 10.1 kg/ha1977: 9.7 kg/ha1978: 18 kg/ha1979: 19.5 kg/ha1980: 12.7 kg/ha1981: 7.5 kg/ha1982: 12.3 kg/ha1983: 13.1 kg/ha1984: 12.4 kg/ha1985: 23.1 kg/ha1986: 21.5 kg/ha1987: 14.1 kg/ha1988: 4.7 kg/ha1989: 10.9 kg/ha1990: 3.2 kg/ha1991: 4.6 kg/ha1992: 4.9 kg/ha1993: 5 kg/ha1994: 4.4 kg/ha1995: 5.1 kg/ha1996: 4.2 kg/ha1997: 5.4 kg/ha1998: 11.6 kg/ha1999: 5.3 kg/ha2000: 3.4 kg/ha2001: 3.3 kg/ha2003: 10.7 kg/ha2004: 9.2 kg/ha2005: 11.2 kg/ha2006: 10.8 kg/ha2007: 9 kg/ha2008: 4.3 kg/ha2009: 6.3 kg/ha2010: 7.3 kg/ha2011: 10.3 kg/ha2012: 2.6 kg/ha2013: 0.4 kg/ha2014: 0.5 kg/ha2015: 0.5 kg/ha2016: 0.7 kg/ha2017: 0.4 kg/ha2018: 8.1 kg/ha2019: 4.2 kg/ha2020: 0.8 kg/ha2021: 2.2 kg/ha2022: 2.2 kg/ha2023: 15.6 kg/ha
Change over the period: +15.3 (+4,982.37%) Average annual rate: 6.88 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 15.6 kg/ha
World 137.6 kg/ha
Sub-Saharan Africa 19.6 kg/ha
Western Africa computed 9.7 kg/ha
Low-income countries computed 14.3 kg/ha
Fertilizer use — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/ha Change Change, %
2023 15.6 +13.3 +596.44%
2022 2.2 +0 +0%
2021 2.2 +1.5 +186.05%
2020 0.8 −3.4 −81.48%
2019 4.2 −3.8 −47.57%
2018 8.1 +7.7 +1,959.3%
2017 0.4 −0.3 −41.36%
2016 0.7 +0.1 +26.05%
2015 0.5 +0.1 +16.67%
2014 0.5 +0 +12.09%
2013 0.4 −2.2 −84.34%
2012 2.6 −7.7 −74.87%
2011 10.3 +3 +40.76%
2010 7.3 +1 +15.08%
2009 6.3 +2.1 +48.88%
2008 4.3 −4.7 −52.54%
2007 9 −1.8 −17.08%
2006 10.8 −0.4 −3.38%
2005 11.2 +2 +21.97%
2004 9.2 −1.5 −14.03%
2003 10.7
2001 3.3 −0.1 −4.1%
2000 3.4 −1.9 −35.9%
1999 5.3 −6.3 −54.13%
1998 11.6 +6.3 +116.7%
1997 5.4 +1.1 +26.65%
1996 4.2 −0.9 −16.97%
1995 5.1 +0.7 +14.81%
1994 4.4 −0.5 −10.56%
1993 5 +0 +0.62%
1992 4.9 +0.3 +7.54%
1991 4.6 +1.4 +43.11%
1990 3.2 −7.7 −70.62%
1989 10.9 +6.2 +133.72%
1988 4.7 −9.5 −66.93%
1987 14.1 −7.3 −34.18%
1986 21.5 −1.6 −6.97%
1985 23.1 +10.7 +85.71%
1984 12.4 −0.7 −5.25%
1983 13.1 +0.8 +6.39%
1982 12.3 +4.8 +63.69%
1981 7.5 −5.2 −40.87%
1980 12.7 −6.7 −34.53%
1979 19.5 +1.4 +8%
1978 18 +8.3 +85.12%
1977 9.7 −0.4 −3.89%
1976 10.1 +5.5 +119.88%
1975 4.6 −1.8 −27.94%
1974 6.4 −0 −0.38%
1973 6.4 +0.3 +4.11%
1972 6.2 +3.2 +104.8%
1971 3 +0.8 +33.44%
1970 2.3 +0.6 +33.18%
1969 1.7 −0.7 −28.74%
1968 2.4 −1.2 −33.48%
1967 3.6 −0.8 −18.5%
1966 4.4 +1.5 +50.44%
1965 2.9 +2.6 +850.23%
1964 0.3

About the indicator

Consumption of mineral fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphate and potash in nutrient terms) in kilograms per hectare of arable land. It is directly linked to yields, but excessive application leads to the pollution of water bodies and to nitrous oxide emissions — which is why the optimum, not the maximum, is the goal here.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by arable land — the same denominator that stands in the indicator. The figure does not distinguish types of fertilizer and says nothing about whether it was applied at the right rate and the right time.

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