Food — Gross Production Index Number in Gambia
Gambia: Food — Gross Production Index Number was 87.26 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food — gross production index number in Gambia is 87.26, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food — gross production index number in Gambia peaked at 142.06 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 48.73, in 1979.
That places Gambia 169th out of 185 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.
Food — Gross Production Index Number in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63.9 | — |
| 1962 | 65.28 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 65.39 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 67.76 | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 73.91 | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 79.09 | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 72.59 | -8.2% |
| 1968 | 78.95 | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 74.9 | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 77.32 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 81.89 | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 74.07 | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 85.61 | +15.6% |
| 1974 | 78.46 | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 76.45 | -2.6% |
| 1976 | 74.82 | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 59.04 | -21.1% |
| 1978 | 74.7 | +26.5% |
| 1979 | 48.73 | -34.8% |
| 1980 | 50.5 | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 70.49 | +39.6% |
| 1982 | 85.52 | +21.3% |
| 1983 | 68.27 | -20.2% |
| 1984 | 67.31 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 60.72 | -9.8% |
| 1986 | 71.7 | +18.1% |
| 1987 | 74.15 | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 67.94 | -8.4% |
| 1989 | 78.58 | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 57.8 | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 73.26 | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 61.05 | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 68.86 | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 71.28 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 69.5 | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 59.63 | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 71.5 | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 70.97 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 96.13 | +35.5% |
| 2000 | 105.49 | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 113.28 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 77.21 | -31.8% |
| 2003 | 95.93 | +24.2% |
| 2004 | 115.79 | +20.7% |
| 2005 | 102.34 | -11.6% |
| 2006 | 107.63 | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 83.35 | -22.6% |
| 2008 | 111.62 | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 129.09 | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 142.06 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 96.63 | -32.0% |
| 2012 | 116.08 | +20.1% |
| 2013 | 107.14 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 96.22 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 110.61 | +15.0% |
| 2016 | 93.18 | -15.8% |
| 2017 | 78.94 | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 59.12 | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 63.05 | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 66.59 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 69.77 | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 76.5 | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 85.25 | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 87.26 | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.31 | 63.9 | 79.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 73.11 | 48.73 | 85.61 | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.52 | 50.5 | 85.52 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70 | 57.8 | 96.13 | 10 |
| 2000s | 104.17 | 77.21 | 129.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3 | 59.12 | 142.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.07 | 66.59 | 87.26 | 5 |
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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 food — gross production index number in Gambia?
- Food — gross production index number in Gambia was 87.26 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food — gross production index number recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 142.06 in 2010.
- What is the lowest food — gross production index number recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.73 in 1979.
- How does Gambia rank for food — gross production index number?
- Gambia ranks 169th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is food — gross production index number rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. 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, published as part of Food — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.