Rice yields in Gambia
Gambia: Rice yields was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice yields in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.05 tonnes per hectare for rice yields in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Gambia peaked at 2.57 tonnes per hectare in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.4354 tonnes per hectare, in 2017.
Gambia ranks 115th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.28 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.7748 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 tonnes per hectare | 1.24 tonnes per hectare | 2.57 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | 2.17 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 tonnes per hectare | 0.6861 tonnes per hectare | 2.33 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8135 tonnes per hectare | 0.4354 tonnes per hectare | 1.22 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9656 tonnes per hectare | 0.6603 tonnes per hectare | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 618.52 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.8% (2025)
- Rural population 988,057 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 35.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 161,065 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Gambia?
- Rice yields in Gambia was 1.05 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.57 tonnes per hectare in 1984.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4354 tonnes per hectare in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for rice yields?
- Gambia ranks 115th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.