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.
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 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 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.