Global meat production, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.818 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
146th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.9312 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.3764 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre for global meat production, per square kilometre in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.9312 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3764 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 146th out of 194 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.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3764 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3919 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4102 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4292 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4499 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4726 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4917 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5064 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5266 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5538 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.569 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.601 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6012 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5962 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6017 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6038 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5861 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5855 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5902 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5949 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5879 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5875 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.588 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.581 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5958 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5974 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6116 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6194 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6319 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6188 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5737 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5971 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6099 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6327 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6211 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5949 tonnes per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6182 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6022 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.61 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6199 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6109 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6586 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7383 tonnes per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7661 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7654 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7808 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8274 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8411 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8676 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8673 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7972 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8226 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8149 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.878 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9312 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8633 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7954 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7541 tonnes per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7295 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.715 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7212 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.725 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7773 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4505 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3764 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5266 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5888 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5538 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6038 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5995 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.581 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6319 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6079 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.5737 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6327 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7476 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.6109 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.8676 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8254 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.7295 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.9312 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7513 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.715 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 143 Yemen 0.8592 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 144 North Macedonia 0.8497 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 145 Turkmenistan 0.8379 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 147 Chad 0.8148 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 148 Ethiopia 0.8132 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 149 Russia 0.7856 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1584 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2247 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.818 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9312 tonnes per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3764 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 146th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.