Chicken meat production, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Chicken meat production, per capita was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.0005 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
177th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.001 tonnes per person
in 1994
All-time low
0.0004 tonnes per person
in 2022
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Chicken meat production, per capita in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for chicken meat production, per capita in Gambia is 0.0005 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and down 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.001 tonnes per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 tonnes per person, in 2022.
Gambia ranks 177th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Chicken meat production, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -16.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 0.001 tonnes per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -29.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 tonnes per person | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 tonnes per person | -29.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0005 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0005 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0014 tonnes per person, 34% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0005 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0017 tonnes per person, 29% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0008 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.001 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0006 tonnes per person | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0004 tonnes per person | 0.0005 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 174 Papua New Guinea 0.0007 tonnes per person compare
- 175 Botswana 0.0006 tonnes per person compare
- 176 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0006 tonnes per person compare
- 178 Ethiopia 0.0005 tonnes per person compare
- 179 Cuba 0.0004 tonnes per person compare
- 180 East Timor 0.0004 tonnes per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1584 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2247 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production, per capita in Gambia?
- Chicken meat production, per capita in Gambia was 0.0005 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.001 tonnes per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 tonnes per person in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for chicken meat production, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Chicken meat production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Chicken meat production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Chicken meat production Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Chicken meat production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.