Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Gambia
Gambia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production was 24,082 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Gambia is 24,082 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.8% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Gambia peaked at 53,924 t in 2001 and was at its lowest, 14,648 t, in 2018.
That places Gambia 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Production in Gambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36,940 t | — |
| 1962 | 36,940 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 38,440 t | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 39,040 t | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 44,928 t | +15.1% |
| 1966 | 49,128 t | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 45,678 t | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 47,328 t | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 44,028 t | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 44,029 t | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 47,331 t | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 41,932 t | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 51,995 t | +24.0% |
| 1974 | 51,203 t | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 49,975 t | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 51,681 t | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 38,819 t | -24.9% |
| 1978 | 47,720 t | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 27,779 t | -41.8% |
| 1980 | 25,813 t | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 40,549 t | +57.1% |
| 1982 | 53,272 t | +31.4% |
| 1983 | 41,832 t | -21.5% |
| 1984 | 39,394 t | -5.8% |
| 1985 | 30,607 t | -22.3% |
| 1986 | 40,876 t | +33.6% |
| 1987 | 43,684 t | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 37,310 t | -14.6% |
| 1989 | 46,888 t | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 30,387 t | -35.2% |
| 1991 | 33,344 t | +9.7% |
| 1992 | 24,615 t | -26.2% |
| 1993 | 31,266 t | +27.0% |
| 1994 | 32,422 t | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 30,654 t | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 21,753 t | -29.0% |
| 1997 | 31,710 t | +45.8% |
| 1998 | 30,266 t | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 45,446 t | +50.2% |
| 2000 | 50,373 t | +10.8% |
| 2001 | 53,924 t | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 30,106 t | -44.2% |
| 2003 | 36,470 t | +21.1% |
| 2004 | 49,306 t | +35.2% |
| 2005 | 40,687 t | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 42,932 t | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 30,599 t | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 41,640 t | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 44,934 t | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 49,378 t | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 33,977 t | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 44,815 t | +31.9% |
| 2013 | 36,049 t | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 32,216 t | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 35,511 t | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 29,930 t | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 25,464 t | -14.9% |
| 2018 | 14,648 t | -42.5% |
| 2019 | 18,324 t | +25.1% |
| 2020 | 18,950 t | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 20,472 t | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 25,009 t | +22.2% |
| 2023 | 25,837 t | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 24,082 t | -6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,494 t | 36,940 t | 49,128 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 45,247 t | 27,779 t | 51,995 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 40,022 t | 25,813 t | 53,272 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,186 t | 21,753 t | 45,446 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 42,097 t | 30,106 t | 53,924 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,031 t | 14,648 t | 49,378 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,870 t | 18,950 t | 25,837 t | 5 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Gambia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — production in Gambia was 24,082 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 53,924 t in 2001.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — production recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,648 t in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — production?
- Gambia ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — production rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. 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, Oil Equivalent — Production. 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.