Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Gambia
Gambia: Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production was 1 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
166th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.43 tonnes per hectare
in 1984
All-time low
0.4609 tonnes per hectare
in 2019
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Gambia is 1 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 166th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Gambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1964 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.9603 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1969 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1971 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9907 tonnes per hectare | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8133 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 1977 | 0.8058 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +35.7% |
| 1979 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +10.7% |
| 1981 | 1.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 1.25 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 1985 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | -12.0% |
| 1986 | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | -12.4% |
| 1988 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -11.0% |
| 1996 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.9406 tonnes per hectare | -14.8% |
| 1998 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 1.3 tonnes per hectare | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.29 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9665 tonnes per hectare | -25.2% |
| 2003 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8053 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9835 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 2009 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.14 tonnes per hectare | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8792 tonnes per hectare | -22.6% |
| 2012 | 0.92 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9689 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7532 tonnes per hectare | -22.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9572 tonnes per hectare | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | -24.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5672 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5422 tonnes per hectare | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4609 tonnes per hectare | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6598 tonnes per hectare | +43.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | +59.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8554 tonnes per hectare | -18.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9696 tonnes per hectare | +13.4% |
| 2024 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +3.7% |
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 |
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production in Gambia?
- Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4609 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- How does Gambia rank for change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production?
- Gambia ranks 166th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production 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 Change of cereal yield and land used for cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.