Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.8007 kg per hectare in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.8007 kg per hectare
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
170th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.43 kg per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
0.4509 kg per hectare
in 2019
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.8007 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 1.43 kg per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4509 kg per hectare, in 2019.
That places Gambia 170th out of 180 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 vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 kg per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 1.09 kg per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 1.06 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.01 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9603 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 1.04 kg per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 1.02 kg per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.11 kg per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.11 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9907 kg per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8133 kg per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8058 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.09 kg per hectare | +35.7% |
| 1979 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.33 kg per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 1.33 kg per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.23 kg per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.25 kg per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.43 kg per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 1.26 kg per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 1.28 kg per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.12 kg per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 1.2 kg per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.11 kg per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 1 kg per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 1.11 kg per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 1.24 kg per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 1.19 kg per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.16 kg per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 kg per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 kg per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9406 kg per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 1.04 kg per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 1.3 kg per hectare | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 1.31 kg per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.29 kg per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9665 kg per hectare | -25.2% |
| 2003 | 1.21 kg per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 kg per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.05 kg per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 kg per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8053 kg per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9835 kg per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 kg per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.14 kg per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8792 kg per hectare | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 0.92 kg per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9689 kg per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7532 kg per hectare | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8931 kg per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7395 kg per hectare | -17.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5753 kg per hectare | -22.2% |
| 2018 | 0.5935 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4509 kg per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6598 kg per hectare | +46.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 kg per hectare | +59.8% |
| 2022 | 0.805 kg per hectare | -23.6% |
| 2023 | 0.8007 kg per hectare | -0.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.8007 kg per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 69% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.8007 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 kg per hectare | 0.9603 kg per hectare | 1.09 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 kg per hectare | 0.8058 kg per hectare | 1.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 kg per hectare | 1.11 kg per hectare | 1.43 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 kg per hectare | 0.9406 kg per hectare | 1.3 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 kg per hectare | 0.8053 kg per hectare | 1.31 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.791 kg per hectare | 0.4509 kg per hectare | 1.14 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8299 kg per hectare | 0.6598 kg per hectare | 1.05 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 vs. gdp per capita in Gambia?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Gambia was 0.8007 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 kg per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4509 kg per hectare in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 170th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.