Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Gambia
Gambia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested was 27,688 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 27,688 ha for maize (corn) — area harvested in 2024.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested in Gambia peaked at 52,800 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,214 ha, in 1961.
Gambia ranks 105th of 167 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,214 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,335 ha | +10.0% |
| 1963 | 1,335 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,350 ha | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 1,350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,500 ha | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 2,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1968 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2,500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 ha | +20.0% |
| 1971 | 4,000 ha | +33.3% |
| 1972 | 4,500 ha | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 4,200 ha | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 4,500 ha | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 4,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 4,200 ha | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 6,200 ha | +47.6% |
| 1978 | 6,800 ha | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 5,400 ha | -20.6% |
| 1980 | 5,900 ha | +9.3% |
| 1981 | 7,600 ha | +28.8% |
| 1982 | 9,400 ha | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 6,900 ha | -26.6% |
| 1984 | 9,200 ha | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 16,690 ha | +81.4% |
| 1986 | 11,050 ha | -33.8% |
| 1987 | 13,010 ha | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 12,650 ha | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 10,503 ha | -17.0% |
| 1990 | 11,320 ha | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 17,310 ha | +52.9% |
| 1992 | 12,066 ha | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 14,616 ha | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 10,547 ha | -27.8% |
| 1995 | 10,551 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 8,217 ha | -22.1% |
| 1997 | 7,240 ha | -11.9% |
| 1998 | 9,073 ha | +25.3% |
| 1999 | 12,800 ha | +41.1% |
| 2000 | 13,700 ha | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 17,202 ha | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 18,350 ha | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 21,044 ha | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 24,200 ha | +15.0% |
| 2005 | 27,576 ha | +14.0% |
| 2006 | 31,023 ha | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 36,156 ha | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 43,460 ha | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 47,000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 52,800 ha | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 25,256 ha | -52.2% |
| 2012 | 28,288 ha | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 33,170 ha | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 36,703 ha | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 41,000 ha | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 43,000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 35,000 ha | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29,159 ha | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 26,198 ha | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 23,825 ha | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 26,325 ha | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 27,688 ha | +5.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 27,688 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 162,707 ha, 17% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 27,688 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 275,000 ha, 10% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,620 ha | 1,214 ha | 2,500 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,680 ha | 3,000 ha | 6,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,290 ha | 5,900 ha | 16,690 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,374 ha | 7,240 ha | 17,310 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,971 ha | 13,700 ha | 47,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,522 ha | 25,256 ha | 52,800 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 26,639 ha | 23,825 ha | 29,159 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 102 North Macedonia 28,334 ha compare
- 103 Mauritania 28,000 ha compare
- 104 Azerbaijan 27,991 ha compare
- 106 Belize 27,459 ha compare
- 107 Sudan 22,847 ha compare
- 108 Panama 22,184 ha compare
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 in Gambia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested in Gambia was 27,688 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 52,800 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,214 ha in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested?
- Gambia ranks 105th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.