Cotton yields in Gambia
Gambia: Cotton yields was 0.3525 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3525 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
96th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.02 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
All-time low
0.3046 tonnes per hectare
in 1998
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Cotton yields in Gambia, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.3525 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Gambia peaked at 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3046 tonnes per hectare, in 1998.
That places Gambia 96th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Gambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1971 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.5375 tonnes per hectare | -36.8% |
| 1973 | 0.865 tonnes per hectare | +60.9% |
| 1974 | 0.9067 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6452 tonnes per hectare | -28.8% |
| 1976 | 0.8222 tonnes per hectare | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4889 tonnes per hectare | -40.5% |
| 1978 | 0.4788 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7683 tonnes per hectare | +60.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6948 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +46.5% |
| 1982 | 0.8471 tonnes per hectare | -16.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6081 tonnes per hectare | -28.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7611 tonnes per hectare | +25.2% |
| 1985 | 0.541 tonnes per hectare | -28.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6956 tonnes per hectare | +28.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7039 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6845 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7411 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.5313 tonnes per hectare | -28.3% |
| 1991 | 0.6269 tonnes per hectare | +18.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7458 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 0.936 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 1994 | 0.5871 tonnes per hectare | -37.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4241 tonnes per hectare | -27.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4746 tonnes per hectare | +11.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4433 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3046 tonnes per hectare | -31.3% |
| 1999 | 0.729 tonnes per hectare | +139.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5096 tonnes per hectare | -30.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -21.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3558 tonnes per hectare | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3846 tonnes per hectare | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4013 tonnes per hectare | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.39 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3819 tonnes per hectare | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3714 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3627 tonnes per hectare | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3687 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3818 tonnes per hectare | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3773 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3728 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3684 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3468 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3463 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3572 tonnes per hectare | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.342 tonnes per hectare | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3304 tonnes per hectare | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3242 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3338 tonnes per hectare | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.349 tonnes per hectare | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3354 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3393 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3525 tonnes per hectare | +3.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.3525 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.3525 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 40% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +139.3% | 0.3046 tonnes per hectare | 0.729 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7272 tonnes per hectare | 0.4788 tonnes per hectare | 0.9091 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7295 tonnes per hectare | 0.541 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5803 tonnes per hectare | 0.3046 tonnes per hectare | 0.936 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3926 tonnes per hectare | 0.3558 tonnes per hectare | 0.5096 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3547 tonnes per hectare | 0.3242 tonnes per hectare | 0.3818 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.342 tonnes per hectare | 0.3338 tonnes per hectare | 0.3525 tonnes per hectare | 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 cotton yields in Gambia?
- Cotton yields in Gambia was 0.3525 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 cotton yields recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3046 tonnes per hectare in 1998.
- How does Gambia rank for cotton yields?
- Gambia ranks 96th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.