Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.018 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested, per capita in Gambia is 0.018 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0602 ha per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0065 ha per person, in 2002.
That places Gambia 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0594 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0597 ha per person | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.059 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0602 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.059 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0576 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0374 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0588 ha per person | +57.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0524 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 1970 | 0.054 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0525 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.042 ha per person | -20.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0329 ha per person | -21.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0372 ha per person | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0367 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0364 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0344 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0343 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0248 ha per person | -27.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0304 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0376 ha per person | +23.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0355 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0186 ha per person | -47.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0128 ha per person | -31.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0141 ha per person | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.017 ha per person | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0171 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0198 ha per person | +15.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0139 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0139 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0122 ha per person | -11.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0098 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0069 ha per person | -29.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0107 ha per person | +54.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0122 ha per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0131 ha per person | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0095 ha per person | -27.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0103 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0106 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 ha per person | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 ha per person | +35.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0107 ha per person | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0107 ha per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 ha per person | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0187 ha per person | +98.9% |
| 2009 | 0.039 ha per person | +108.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0447 ha per person | +14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0212 ha per person | -52.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0311 ha per person | +46.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0316 ha per person | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0306 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0304 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0305 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0245 ha per person | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0246 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0243 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0138 ha per person | -43.0% |
| 2022 | 0.017 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0178 ha per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 0.018 ha per person | +1.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.018 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0072 ha per person, 2.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.018 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 3.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +108.6% | 0.0187 ha per person | 0.039 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.056 ha per person | 0.0374 ha per person | 0.0602 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0385 ha per person | 0.0248 ha per person | 0.054 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0217 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 0.0376 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0109 ha per person | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0139 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0132 ha per person | 0.0065 ha per person | 0.039 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0299 ha per person | 0.0212 ha per person | 0.0447 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0182 ha per person | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.0243 ha per person | 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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Gambia?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Gambia was 0.018 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0602 ha per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0065 ha per person in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 25th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Rice — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.