Cereal yields in Gambia
Gambia: Cereal yields was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal yields in Gambia, 1961–2024
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 cereal yields in Gambia is 1 tonnes per hectare, 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 yields in Gambia peaked at 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4609 tonnes per hectare, in 2019.
Gambia ranks 165th of 185 countries on this measure, 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 tonnes per hectare | 0.9603 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 0.8058 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | 0.9406 tonnes per hectare | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 0.8053 tonnes per hectare | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7912 tonnes per hectare | 0.4609 tonnes per hectare | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9088 tonnes per hectare | 0.6598 tonnes per hectare | 1.05 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 cereal yields in Gambia?
- Cereal yields in Gambia was 1 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 cereal yields recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest cereal yields recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4609 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for cereal yields?
- Gambia ranks 165th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yields 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.