Eggs per bird in Gambia
Gambia: Eggs per bird was 3.86 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▲ Rising
Eggs per bird in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
The most recent figure for eggs per bird in Gambia is 3.86 kilograms per animal, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, eggs per bird in Gambia peaked at 4.26 kilograms per animal in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.29 kilograms per animal, in 1961.
That places Gambia 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3 kilograms per animal | 2.29 kilograms per animal | 2.31 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8 kilograms per animal | 2.4 kilograms per animal | 3.22 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.54 kilograms per animal | 3.46 kilograms per animal | 3.6 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.55 kilograms per animal | 3.25 kilograms per animal | 4.02 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.09 kilograms per animal | 3.87 kilograms per animal | 4.26 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9 kilograms per animal | 3.78 kilograms per animal | 4.2 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.87 kilograms per animal | 3.86 kilograms per animal | 3.88 kilograms per animal | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 167 Cambodia 3.9 kilograms per animal compare
- 168 Macao 3.89 kilograms per animal compare
- 169 Central African Republic 3.88 kilograms per animal compare
- 171 Eritrea 3.81 kilograms per animal compare
- 172 Gabon 3.78 kilograms per animal compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 3.7 kilograms per animal compare
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 eggs per bird in Gambia?
- Eggs per bird in Gambia was 3.86 kilograms per animal 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 eggs per bird recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.26 kilograms per animal in 2007.
- What is the lowest eggs per bird recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.29 kilograms per animal in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for eggs per bird?
- Gambia ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is eggs per bird rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Eggs per bird. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual egg yield per bird, measured in kilograms per animal.