Corn: Yield gap in Gambia
Gambia: Corn: Yield gap was 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Corn: Yield gap in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.8 tonnes per hectare for corn: yield gap in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corn: yield gap in Gambia peaked at 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.04 tonnes per hectare, in 2001.
Gambia ranks 62nd of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Corn: Yield gap in Gambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 2001 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | +64.4% |
| 2003 | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | +33.0% |
| 2005 | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 1.84 tonnes per hectare | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.7 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 1.57 tonnes per hectare | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | +21.3% |
| 2012 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 2.12 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.21 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | -22.0% |
| 2022 | 1.91 tonnes per hectare | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 1.92 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.8 tonnes per hectare | -6.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.8 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.55 tonnes per hectare, 70% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.8 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.47 tonnes per hectare, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.52 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.86 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 tonnes per hectare | 1.48 tonnes per hectare | 2.27 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 tonnes per hectare | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 2.13 tonnes per hectare | 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 corn: yield gap in Gambia?
- Corn: yield gap in Gambia was 1.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest corn: yield gap recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 tonnes per hectare in 2019.
- What is the lowest corn: yield gap recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 tonnes per hectare in 2001.
- How does Gambia rank for corn: yield gap?
- Gambia ranks 62nd out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is corn: yield gap rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Mueller et al. (2012); USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn: Yield gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield gaps are the difference between attainable yields and actual yields, measured in tonnes per hectare. Negative values have been replaced by zero, meaning that the attainable yield has been reached.