Cereals — Food aid received in Gambia
Gambia: Cereals — Food aid received was 120 t in 2015. ◆ Volatile
Cereals — Food aid received in Gambia, 1988–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 120 t for cereals — food aid received in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.0% on the previous year and down 96.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals — food aid received in Gambia peaked at 24,222 t in 2012 and was at its lowest, 120 t, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 95th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cereals — Food aid received in Gambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 9,459 t | — |
| 1989 | 14,038 t | +48.4% |
| 1990 | 2,740 t | -80.5% |
| 1991 | 15,528 t | +466.7% |
| 1992 | 8,448 t | -45.6% |
| 1993 | 5,870 t | -30.5% |
| 1994 | 3,209 t | -45.3% |
| 1995 | 3,206 t | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,282 t | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 5,681 t | +73.1% |
| 1998 | 5,561 t | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 2,479 t | -55.4% |
| 2000 | 5,262 t | +112.3% |
| 2001 | 4,381 t | -16.7% |
| 2002 | 2,339 t | -46.6% |
| 2003 | 14,672 t | +527.3% |
| 2004 | 6,777 t | -53.8% |
| 2005 | 3,246 t | -52.1% |
| 2006 | 12,200 t | +275.8% |
| 2007 | 5,799 t | -52.5% |
| 2008 | 2,690 t | -53.6% |
| 2009 | 10,548 t | +292.1% |
| 2010 | 10,174 t | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 3,646 t | -64.2% |
| 2012 | 24,222 t | +564.3% |
| 2013 | 3,941 t | -83.7% |
| 2014 | 665 t | -83.1% |
| 2015 | 120 t | -82.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11,748 t | 9,459 t | 14,038 t | 2 |
| 1990s | 5,600 t | 2,479 t | 15,528 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,791 t | 2,339 t | 14,672 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,128 t | 120 t | 24,222 t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 92 Costa Rica 238 t compare
- 93 Kazakhstan 200 t compare
- 94 Tajikistan 146 t compare
- 95 Chile 120 t compare
- 95 Russian Federation 120 t compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 113 t compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereals — food aid received in Gambia?
- Cereals — food aid received in Gambia was 120 t in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals — food aid received recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 24,222 t in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereals — food aid received recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 120 t in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for cereals — food aid received?
- Gambia ranks 95th out of 108 countries with data for 2015.
- Is cereals — food aid received rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals — Food aid received. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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