Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Gambia
Gambia: Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application was 1 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Gambia is 1, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Gambia peaked at 1.43 in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4609, in 2019.
That places Gambia 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 | 0.9603 | 1.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 | 0.8058 | 1.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 | 1.11 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 | 0.9406 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 | 0.8053 | 1.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7912 | 0.4609 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9088 | 0.6598 | 1.05 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- 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)
- Rural population 35.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 988,057 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 618.52 million current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 0.8007 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Gambia?
- Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application in Gambia was 1 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4609 in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application?
- Gambia ranks 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal crop yield vs fertilizer application. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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