Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.01 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.01 ha per person for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0274 ha per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.003 ha per person, in 1965.
Gambia ranks 67th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0032 ha per person | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.003 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0042 ha per person | +29.7% |
| 1968 | 0.004 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0049 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0057 ha per person | +16.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0074 ha per person | +29.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0081 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0073 ha per person | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0076 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0066 ha per person | -13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0067 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0096 ha per person | +43.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0102 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0078 ha per person | -23.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0083 ha per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0103 ha per person | +24.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0123 ha per person | +19.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0087 ha per person | -29.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0111 ha per person | +28.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0194 ha per person | +74.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0124 ha per person | -36.4% |
| 1987 | 0.014 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1988 | 0.013 ha per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0104 ha per person | -20.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0107 ha per person | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0157 ha per person | +46.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0105 ha per person | -33.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0123 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0086 ha per person | -30.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0083 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0063 ha per person | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0054 ha per person | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0066 ha per person | +21.9% |
| 1999 | 0.009 ha per person | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0094 ha per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0115 ha per person | +22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 ha per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0133 ha per person | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0149 ha per person | +11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0165 ha per person | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0181 ha per person | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0239 ha per person | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0251 ha per person | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0274 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0127 ha per person | -53.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0138 ha per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0158 ha per person | +13.9% |
| 2014 | 0.017 ha per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0184 ha per person | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0188 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0149 ha per person | -20.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0146 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0142 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 ha per person | -18.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0102 ha per person | -12.3% |
| 2022 | 0.009 ha per person | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 ha per person | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 0.01 ha per person | +2.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.01 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 74% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.01 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 42% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 ha per person | 0.003 ha per person | 0.0049 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0077 ha per person | 0.0057 ha per person | 0.0102 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 0.0194 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0165 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0251 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 ha per person | 0.0127 ha per person | 0.0274 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0101 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Gambia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Gambia was 0.01 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0274 ha per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 ha per person in 1965.
- How does Gambia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 67th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.8%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.