Cattle — Stocks in Gambia
Gambia: Cattle — Stocks was 309,195 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
In 2024, cattle — stocks in Gambia stood at 309,195 An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Gambia peaked at 482,905 An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 150,000 An, in 1961.
That places Gambia 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Gambia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 160,600 An | +7.1% |
| 1963 | 181,996 An | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 188,000 An | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 195,000 An | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 200,000 An | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 207,329 An | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 221,227 An | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 232,695 An | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 248,698 An | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 260,000 An | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 270,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 275,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 280,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 285,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 288,000 An | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 290,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 291,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 292,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 293,210 An | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 295,000 An | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 297,000 An | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 295,000 An | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 285,000 An | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 290,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 295,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 305,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 317,000 An | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 327,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 327,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 340,433 An | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 342,986 An | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 345,558 An | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 348,150 An | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 350,761 An | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 353,392 An | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 356,042 An | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 358,712 An | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 361,402 An | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 364,113 An | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 323,167 An | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 326,556 An | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 396,000 An | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 408,000 An | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 410,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 413,000 An | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 415,000 An | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 420,000 An | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 432,000 An | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 425,000 An | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 398,472 An | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 372,801 An | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 436,054 An | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 479,183 An | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 482,905 An | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 465,381 An | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 396,554 An | -14.8% |
| 2018 | 346,860 An | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 311,800 An | -10.1% |
| 2020 | 285,182 An | -8.5% |
| 2021 | 283,300 An | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 281,430 An | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 301,948 An | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 309,195 An | +2.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 309,195 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.83 million An, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 309,195 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 12% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 192,983 An | 150,000 An | 232,695 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 277,970 An | 248,698 An | 292,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 299,921 An | 285,000 An | 327,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 348,444 An | 327,000 An | 361,402 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 390,784 An | 323,167 An | 432,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 411,501 An | 311,800 An | 482,905 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 292,211 An | 281,430 An | 309,195 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cattle — stocks in Gambia?
- Cattle — stocks in Gambia was 309,195 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 482,905 An in 2015.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 150,000 An in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for cattle — stocks?
- Gambia ranks 132nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.