Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Gambia
Gambia: Cotton lint, ginned — Production was 181.07 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cotton lint, ginned — production in Gambia is 181.07 t, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton lint, ginned — production in Gambia peaked at 1,400 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.
That places Gambia 68th out of 93 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Gambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 t | — |
| 1962 | 0 t | — |
| 1963 | 0 t | — |
| 1964 | 0 t | — |
| 1965 | 0 t | — |
| 1966 | 0 t | — |
| 1967 | 0 t | — |
| 1968 | 0 t | — |
| 1969 | 0 t | — |
| 1970 | 4 t | — |
| 1971 | 12 t | +200.0% |
| 1972 | 15 t | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 62 t | +313.3% |
| 1974 | 98 t | +58.1% |
| 1975 | 68 t | -30.6% |
| 1976 | 278 t | +308.8% |
| 1977 | 405 t | +45.7% |
| 1978 | 302 t | -25.4% |
| 1979 | 333 t | +10.3% |
| 1980 | 489 t | +46.8% |
| 1981 | 927 t | +89.6% |
| 1982 | 841 t | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 276 t | -67.2% |
| 1984 | 932 t | +237.7% |
| 1985 | 613 t | -34.2% |
| 1986 | 420 t | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 334 t | -20.5% |
| 1988 | 703 t | +110.5% |
| 1989 | 1,176 t | +67.3% |
| 1990 | 654 t | -44.4% |
| 1991 | 844 t | +29.1% |
| 1992 | 1,100 t | +30.3% |
| 1993 | 1,400 t | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 1,200 t | -14.3% |
| 1995 | 750 t | -37.5% |
| 1996 | 700 t | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 457 t | -34.7% |
| 1998 | 144 t | -68.5% |
| 1999 | 120 t | -16.7% |
| 2000 | 75 t | -37.5% |
| 2001 | 65 t | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 150 t | +130.8% |
| 2003 | 175 t | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 165 t | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 183 t | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 180 t | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 170 t | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 168 t | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 190 t | +13.1% |
| 2010 | 190.01 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 205.02 t | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 187 t | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 187 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 187 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 180 t | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 150 t | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 155 t | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 160 t | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 184.73 t | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 180 t | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 180 t | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 180.29 t | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 181.07 t | +0.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 181.07 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 8,671 t, 2% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 181.07 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12,542 t, 1% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton lint, ginned — Production in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +313.3% | 15 t | 62 t |
| 1976 | +308.8% | 68 t | 278 t |
| 1984 | +237.7% | 276 t | 932 t |
| 1971 | +200.0% | 4 t | 12 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 t | 0 t | 0 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 157.7 t | 4 t | 405 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 671.1 t | 276 t | 1,176 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 736.9 t | 120 t | 1,400 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 152.1 t | 65 t | 190 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 178.58 t | 150 t | 205.02 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 180.34 t | 180 t | 181.07 t | 4 |
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 cotton lint, ginned — production in Gambia?
- Cotton lint, ginned — production in Gambia was 181.07 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,400 t in 1993.
- What is the lowest cotton lint, ginned — production recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for cotton lint, ginned — production?
- Gambia ranks 68th out of 93 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cotton lint, ginned — production rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 Cotton lint, ginned — Production. 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.