Cashew nut yields in Gambia
Gambia: Cashew nut yields was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cashew nut yields in Gambia, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cashew nut yields in Gambia is 1.72 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cashew nut yields in Gambia peaked at 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6 tonnes per hectare, in 2010.
Gambia ranks 7th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 1.65 tonnes per hectare | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.69 tonnes per hectare | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.71 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 618.52 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.8% (2025)
- Rural population 988,057 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 35.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 161,065 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cashew nut yields in Gambia?
- Cashew nut yields in Gambia was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cashew nut yields recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest cashew nut yields recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 tonnes per hectare in 2010.
- How does Gambia rank for cashew nut yields?
- Gambia ranks 7th out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cashew nut yields rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cashew nut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.