Chickens — Stocks in Gambia
Gambia: Chickens — Stocks was 1,310 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Chickens — Stocks in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, chickens — stocks in Gambia stood at 1,310 1000 An.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chickens — stocks in Gambia peaked at 1,564 1000 An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 164 1000 An, in 1963.
That places Gambia 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Chickens — Stocks in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 190 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 180 1000 An | -5.3% |
| 1963 | 164 1000 An | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 180 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1965 | 200 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 220 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1967 | 239 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 1968 | 240 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 242 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 245 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 248 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 250 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 252 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 260 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 280 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 300 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 260 1000 An | -13.3% |
| 1978 | 250 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 260 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 275 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 285 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 300 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 320 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1984 | 350 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 1985 | 345 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 380 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 1987 | 418 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 460 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1989 | 506 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1990 | 557 1000 An | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 612 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 673 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 740 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 814 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 720 1000 An | -11.5% |
| 1996 | 521 1000 An | -27.6% |
| 1997 | 639 1000 An | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 512 1000 An | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 582 1000 An | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 630 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 586 1000 An | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 591 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 599 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 682 1000 An | +13.9% |
| 2005 | 652 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 650 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 718 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 2008 | 720 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 800 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 850 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,000 1000 An | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 1,274 1000 An | +27.4% |
| 2013 | 1,334 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,434 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 1,564 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1,151 1000 An | -26.4% |
| 2017 | 1,049 1000 An | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 1,043 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,027 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 982 1000 An | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 994 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1,005 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1,138 1000 An | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 1,310 1000 An | +15.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,310 1000 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 19,960 1000 An, 7% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,310 1000 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18,572 1000 An, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 206.11 1000 An | 164 1000 An | 242 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 260.5 1000 An | 245 1000 An | 300 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 363.9 1000 An | 275 1000 An | 506 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 637 1000 An | 512 1000 An | 814 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 662.8 1000 An | 586 1000 An | 800 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,173 1000 An | 850 1000 An | 1,564 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,086 1000 An | 982 1000 An | 1,310 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 chickens — stocks in Gambia?
- Chickens — stocks in Gambia was 1,310 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest chickens — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,564 1000 An in 2015.
- What is the lowest chickens — stocks recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 164 1000 An in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for chickens — stocks?
- Gambia ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chickens — stocks rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Chickens — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.