Rice — Area harvested in Gambia
Gambia: Rice — Area harvested was 49,811 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice — area harvested in Gambia is 49,811 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Gambia peaked at 86,150 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8,257 ha, in 1993.
That places Gambia 60th out of 133 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Rice — Area harvested in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 24,280 ha | — |
| 1962 | 25,090 ha | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 25,495 ha | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 26,709 ha | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 26,911 ha | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 27,000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 18,000 ha | -33.3% |
| 1968 | 29,137 ha | +61.9% |
| 1969 | 26,709 ha | -8.3% |
| 1970 | 28,327 ha | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 28,327 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23,300 ha | -17.7% |
| 1973 | 18,800 ha | -19.3% |
| 1974 | 21,900 ha | +16.5% |
| 1975 | 22,300 ha | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 22,800 ha | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 22,200 ha | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 22,900 ha | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 17,100 ha | -25.3% |
| 1980 | 21,700 ha | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 27,800 ha | +28.1% |
| 1982 | 27,200 ha | -2.2% |
| 1983 | 14,800 ha | -45.6% |
| 1984 | 10,600 ha | -28.4% |
| 1985 | 12,100 ha | +14.2% |
| 1986 | 15,220 ha | +25.8% |
| 1987 | 15,930 ha | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 19,210 ha | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 14,049 ha | -26.9% |
| 1990 | 14,608 ha | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 13,448 ha | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 11,223 ha | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 8,257 ha | -26.4% |
| 1994 | 13,169 ha | +59.5% |
| 1995 | 15,403 ha | +17.0% |
| 1996 | 17,033 ha | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 12,700 ha | -25.4% |
| 1998 | 14,000 ha | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 14,600 ha | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 15,400 ha | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 14,000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 10,000 ha | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 11,515 ha | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 16,000 ha | +38.9% |
| 2005 | 17,873 ha | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 18,347 ha | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 16,608 ha | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 34,000 ha | +104.7% |
| 2009 | 73,000 ha | +114.7% |
| 2010 | 86,150 ha | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 42,026 ha | -51.2% |
| 2012 | 63,592 ha | +51.3% |
| 2013 | 66,380 ha | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 66,286 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 67,700 ha | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 69,600 ha | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 68,900 ha | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 58,700 ha | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 60,400 ha | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 61,013 ha | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 35,607 ha | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 44,838 ha | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 47,898 ha | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 49,811 ha | +4.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 49,811 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 114,310 ha, 44% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 49,811 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88,500 ha, 56% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Area harvested 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 | +114.7% | 34,000 ha | 73,000 ha |
| 2008 | +104.7% | 16,608 ha | 34,000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25,481 ha | 18,000 ha | 29,137 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 22,795 ha | 17,100 ha | 28,327 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,861 ha | 10,600 ha | 27,800 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,444 ha | 8,257 ha | 17,033 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,674 ha | 10,000 ha | 73,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 64,973 ha | 42,026 ha | 86,150 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,833 ha | 35,607 ha | 61,013 ha | 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)
- 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 in Gambia?
- Rice — area harvested in Gambia was 49,811 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 86,150 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,257 ha in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for rice — area harvested?
- Gambia ranks 60th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Area harvested. 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.