Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Cereal yields
Gambia
1 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Zimbabwe
1.07 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Gambia rank
165th
Zimbabwe rank
163rd
Cereal yields over time
- Gambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Gambia, a difference of 0.07 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 165th and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 185 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 0.9775 tonnes per hectare | 0.0642 tonnes per hectare | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.32 tonnes per hectare | 0.2908 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 0.0467 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 0.0172 tonnes per hectare | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.805 tonnes per hectare | 0.2827 tonnes per hectare | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.7912 tonnes per hectare | 0.7716 tonnes per hectare | 0.0196 tonnes per hectare | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.9088 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 0.2246 tonnes per hectare | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 1.07 tonnes per hectare against 1 tonnes per hectare in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 0.07 tonnes per hectare, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for cereal yields?
- Gambia ranks 165th and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 185 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 Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.