Groundnut yields in Gambia
Gambia: Groundnut yields was 1.02 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Groundnut yields in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, groundnut yields in Gambia stood at 1.02 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Gambia peaked at 1.59 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.5751 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
Gambia ranks 75th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 1.55 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.31 tonnes per hectare | 0.9804 tonnes per hectare | 1.45 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | 0.8737 tonnes per hectare | 1.59 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | 0.7114 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9277 tonnes per hectare | 0.617 tonnes per hectare | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9485 tonnes per hectare | 0.7492 tonnes per hectare | 1.03 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8913 tonnes per hectare | 0.5751 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
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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 groundnut yields in Gambia?
- Groundnut yields in Gambia was 1.02 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 groundnut yields recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.59 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5751 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for groundnut yields?
- Gambia ranks 75th out of 119 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Groundnut 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.