Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Gambia
Gambia: Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield was 381 kg/ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 381 kg/ha for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in 2024.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Gambia peaked at 586.4 kg/ha in 1982 and was at its lowest, 224.9 kg/ha, in 2021.
Gambia ranks 129th of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 439.8 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 439.8 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 415.4 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 422.8 kg/ha | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 481.3 kg/ha | +13.8% |
| 1966 | 533 kg/ha | +10.7% |
| 1967 | 555.2 kg/ha | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 578.2 kg/ha | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 550.4 kg/ha | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 538.1 kg/ha | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 536.8 kg/ha | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 519.9 kg/ha | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 542.2 kg/ha | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 522.8 kg/ha | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 537.5 kg/ha | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 507.9 kg/ha | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 365.7 kg/ha | -28.0% |
| 1978 | 467.9 kg/ha | +27.9% |
| 1979 | 369.8 kg/ha | -21.0% |
| 1980 | 326.9 kg/ha | -11.6% |
| 1981 | 497.5 kg/ha | +52.2% |
| 1982 | 586.4 kg/ha | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 437.3 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 426.2 kg/ha | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 460.9 kg/ha | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 505.4 kg/ha | +9.7% |
| 1987 | 470.9 kg/ha | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 386.9 kg/ha | -17.8% |
| 1989 | 549.2 kg/ha | +41.9% |
| 1990 | 305.5 kg/ha | -44.4% |
| 1991 | 379.8 kg/ha | +24.3% |
| 1992 | 309.2 kg/ha | -18.6% |
| 1993 | 430.9 kg/ha | +39.4% |
| 1994 | 383.1 kg/ha | -11.1% |
| 1995 | 344.6 kg/ha | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 260.9 kg/ha | -24.3% |
| 1997 | 383.5 kg/ha | +47.0% |
| 1998 | 373.2 kg/ha | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 444.9 kg/ha | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 417 kg/ha | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 398.4 kg/ha | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 252.2 kg/ha | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 315.1 kg/ha | +24.9% |
| 2004 | 420.4 kg/ha | +33.4% |
| 2005 | 368.9 kg/ha | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 377.3 kg/ha | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 231.2 kg/ha | -38.7% |
| 2008 | 303.1 kg/ha | +31.1% |
| 2009 | 302.1 kg/ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 366.7 kg/ha | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 276.5 kg/ha | -24.6% |
| 2012 | 372.4 kg/ha | +34.7% |
| 2013 | 348 kg/ha | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 366.4 kg/ha | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 370.7 kg/ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 348.9 kg/ha | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 339.8 kg/ha | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 295.2 kg/ha | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 350 kg/ha | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 261.1 kg/ha | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 224.9 kg/ha | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 377 kg/ha | +67.6% |
| 2023 | 425.9 kg/ha | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 381 kg/ha | -10.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 381 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 320.65 kg/ha, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 381 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 332.5 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 490.66 kg/ha | 415.4 kg/ha | 578.2 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 490.86 kg/ha | 365.7 kg/ha | 542.2 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 464.76 kg/ha | 326.9 kg/ha | 586.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 361.56 kg/ha | 260.9 kg/ha | 444.9 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 338.57 kg/ha | 231.2 kg/ha | 420.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 343.46 kg/ha | 276.5 kg/ha | 372.4 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 333.98 kg/ha | 224.9 kg/ha | 425.9 kg/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 126 Seychelles 392.2 kg/ha compare
- 127 Uganda 389.2 kg/ha compare
- 128 Mauritius 384.3 kg/ha compare
- 130 Burkina Faso 377.1 kg/ha compare
- 131 Saint Kitts and Nevis 374.4 kg/ha compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 361.4 kg/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 oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Gambia?
- Oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield in Gambia was 381 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 586.4 kg/ha in 1982.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.9 kg/ha in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield?
- Gambia ranks 129th out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, cake equivalent — yield rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield. 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.