Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre was 0.7773 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.7773 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 7.2%
World rank
125th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.9312 t per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.3764 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Gambia stood at 0.7773 t per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.9312 t per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3764 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gambia 125th out of 171 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3764 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3919 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 0.4102 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4292 t per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4499 t per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4726 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4917 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5064 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.5266 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5538 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 0.569 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.601 t per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.6012 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5962 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6017 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6038 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.5861 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 0.5855 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.5902 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.5949 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5879 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5875 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.588 t per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.581 t per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5958 t per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.5974 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6116 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6194 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.6319 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6188 t per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.5737 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5971 t per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6099 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6327 t per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.6211 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5949 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6182 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6022 t per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.61 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.6199 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6109 t per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.6586 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7383 t per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7661 t per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.7654 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7808 t per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8274 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8411 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8676 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8673 t per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7972 t per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8226 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8149 t per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.878 t per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9312 t per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8633 t per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7954 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7541 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7295 t per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.715 t per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7212 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.725 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7773 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.7773 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.5902 t per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.7773 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7639 t per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4505 t per square kilometre | 0.3764 t per square kilometre | 0.5266 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5888 t per square kilometre | 0.5538 t per square kilometre | 0.6038 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5995 t per square kilometre | 0.581 t per square kilometre | 0.6319 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6079 t per square kilometre | 0.5737 t per square kilometre | 0.6327 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7476 t per square kilometre | 0.6109 t per square kilometre | 0.8676 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8254 t per square kilometre | 0.7295 t per square kilometre | 0.9312 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7346 t per square kilometre | 0.715 t per square kilometre | 0.7773 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 122 North Macedonia 0.8751 t per square kilometre compare
- 123 Yemen 0.8403 t per square kilometre compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 0.779 t per square kilometre compare
- 126 Chad 0.7701 t per square kilometre compare
- 127 Ethiopia 0.7577 t per square kilometre compare
- 128 Iraq 0.6871 t per square kilometre 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 meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Meat, total — production, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.7773 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9312 t per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest meat, total — production, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3764 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for meat, total — production, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 125th out of 171 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat, total — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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 Meat, Total — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Total — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat, Total — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat, Total — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.