Cotton yields in Gambia
Gambia: Cotton yields was 0.3525 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 95th out of 100 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.
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 618.52 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.8% (2025)
- Rural population 988,057 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 35.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 161,065 hectares (2023)
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 95th out of 100 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.