Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Rice — Production, per square kilometre was 4.68 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 4.68 t per square kilometre for rice — production, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 9.87 t per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.13 t per square kilometre, in 2007.
That places Gambia 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 3.01 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 3.06 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 3.61 t per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1965 | 3.64 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 3.65 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.01 t per square kilometre | -44.9% |
| 1968 | 3.66 t per square kilometre | +82.1% |
| 1969 | 3.61 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 4.02 t per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 4.02 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 2.96 t per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1973 | 2.52 t per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 2.58 t per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 1.78 t per square kilometre | -33.8% |
| 1977 | 1.7 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 2.8 t per square kilometre | +64.5% |
| 1979 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 4.22 t per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 1981 | 3.9 t per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 3.33 t per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 2.58 t per square kilometre | -22.6% |
| 1984 | 2.69 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 2.28 t per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 2.42 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 2.02 t per square kilometre | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 2.91 t per square kilometre | +44.3% |
| 1989 | 2.1 t per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 2.12 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.03 t per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 1.92 t per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 1.19 t per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 1994 | 2 t per square kilometre | +68.1% |
| 1995 | 1.87 t per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 1.8 t per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 1.86 t per square kilometre | +44.6% |
| 1999 | 3.13 t per square kilometre | +68.6% |
| 2000 | 3.37 t per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 3.22 t per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.02 t per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 2003 | 2.03 t per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.22 t per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 2005 | 1.77 t per square kilometre | -45.0% |
| 2006 | 3.07 t per square kilometre | +73.0% |
| 2007 | 1.13 t per square kilometre | -63.3% |
| 2008 | 3.78 t per square kilometre | +236.1% |
| 2009 | 7.81 t per square kilometre | +106.3% |
| 2010 | 9.87 t per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 5.05 t per square kilometre | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 5.36 t per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 6.89 t per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 4.61 t per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 6.9 t per square kilometre | +49.5% |
| 2016 | 4.82 t per square kilometre | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 2.96 t per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2018 | 2.65 t per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 3.15 t per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 3.98 t per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 3.97 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.41 t per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 4.68 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 4.68 t per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.57 t per square kilometre, 3.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 4.68 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4565 t per square kilometre, 10.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +236.1% | 1.13 t per square kilometre | 3.78 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.24 t per square kilometre | 2.01 t per square kilometre | 3.66 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.8 t per square kilometre | 1.7 t per square kilometre | 4.02 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.84 t per square kilometre | 2.02 t per square kilometre | 4.22 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.92 t per square kilometre | 1.19 t per square kilometre | 3.13 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.14 t per square kilometre | 1.13 t per square kilometre | 7.81 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.23 t per square kilometre | 2.65 t per square kilometre | 9.87 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.26 t per square kilometre | 3.97 t per square kilometre | 4.68 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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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 — production, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Rice — production, per square kilometre in Gambia was 4.68 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.87 t per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest rice — production, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 t per square kilometre in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for rice — production, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 30th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. 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 Rice — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.