Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Gambia
Gambia: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 800.7 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cereal yield in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 800.7 kg per hectare for cereal yield in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Gambia peaked at 1,434 kg per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 450.9 kg per hectare, in 2019.
That places Gambia 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,075 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1,080 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1,039 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 1,088 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 1,064 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 1,011 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 960.3 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 1,040 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 1,016 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1,109 kg per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 1,112 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1,042 kg per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 1,056 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1,043 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 990.7 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 813.3 kg per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 805.8 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1,094 kg per hectare | +35.7% |
| 1979 | 1,197 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1,325 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 1,329 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1,231 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 1,251 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1,434 kg per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 1,262 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 1,276 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1,118 kg per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 1,197 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1,113 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 1,004 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 1,113 kg per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 1,238 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 1,189 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1,164 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,035 kg per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 1,104 kg per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 940.6 kg per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 1,036 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 1,304 kg per hectare | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 1,305 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,292 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 966.5 kg per hectare | -25.2% |
| 2003 | 1,208 kg per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 1,179 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1,047 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1,033 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 805.3 kg per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 983.5 kg per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1,058 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1,136 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 879.2 kg per hectare | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 920 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 968.9 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 753.2 kg per hectare | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 893.1 kg per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 739.5 kg per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 575.3 kg per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 593.5 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 450.9 kg per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 659.8 kg per hectare | +46.3% |
| 2021 | 1,054 kg per hectare | +59.8% |
| 2022 | 805 kg per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2023 | 800.7 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 800.7 kg per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,163 kg per hectare, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 800.7 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,042 kg per hectare | 960.3 kg per hectare | 1,088 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,026 kg per hectare | 805.8 kg per hectare | 1,197 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,254 kg per hectare | 1,113 kg per hectare | 1,434 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,113 kg per hectare | 940.6 kg per hectare | 1,304 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,088 kg per hectare | 805.3 kg per hectare | 1,305 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 790.97 kg per hectare | 450.9 kg per hectare | 1,136 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 829.9 kg per hectare | 659.8 kg per hectare | 1,054 kg per hectare | 4 |
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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 cereal yield in Gambia?
- Cereal yield in Gambia was 800.7 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,434 kg per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 450.9 kg per hectare in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for cereal yield?
- Gambia ranks 170th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.