Arable and permanent cropland in Gambia
Gambia: Arable and permanent cropland was 455,000 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Arable and permanent cropland in Gambia, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 455,000 hectares for arable and permanent cropland in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable and permanent cropland in Gambia peaked at 455,000 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 124,000 hectares, in 1961.
Gambia ranks 43rd of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 128,222 hectares | 124,000 hectares | 133,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 159,400 hectares | 134,000 hectares | 181,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 184,800 hectares | 163,000 hectares | 206,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 195,600 hectares | 166,000 hectares | 245,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 328,100 hectares | 285,000 hectares | 433,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 455,000 hectares | 455,000 hectares | 455,000 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 550,000 hectares compare
- 41 Gabon 495,000 hectares compare
- 42 Mauritania 461,000 hectares compare
- 44 Lesotho 312,000 hectares compare
- 45 Botswana 261,000 hectares compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 200,000 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable and permanent cropland in Gambia?
- Arable and permanent cropland in Gambia was 455,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 455,000 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 124,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for arable and permanent cropland?
- Gambia ranks 43rd out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is arable and permanent cropland rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under