Canada vs Gambia: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Canada
-1.7%
in 2023
Gambia
-1.6%
in 2023
Canada rank
162nd
Gambia rank
160th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Canada
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -1.6% against -1.7% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Gambia ahead.
Canada ranks 162nd and Gambia ranks 160th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.3% | 6.4% | 6.7% | Gambia |
| 1980s | -2.7% | 4.3% | 7.0% | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.3% | -3.5% | 3.8% | Canada |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -9.4% | 8.7% | Canada |
| 2010s | -4.9% | 26.7% | 31.6% | Gambia |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -1.6% | 0.0% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Canada or Gambia?
- Gambia, at -1.6% against -1.7% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Canada and Gambia?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Gambia?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Gambia rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Canada ranks 162nd and Gambia ranks 160th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.