Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Gambia
Gambia: Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested was 1,508 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Gambia stood at 1,508 ha.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Gambia peaked at 4,603 ha in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
Gambia ranks 64th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Seed cotton, unginned — Area harvested in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 ha | — |
| 1962 | 0 ha | — |
| 1963 | 0 ha | — |
| 1964 | 0 ha | — |
| 1965 | 0 ha | — |
| 1966 | 0 ha | — |
| 1967 | 0 ha | — |
| 1968 | 0 ha | — |
| 1969 | 0 ha | — |
| 1970 | 11 ha | — |
| 1971 | 40 ha | +263.6% |
| 1972 | 80 ha | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 200 ha | +150.0% |
| 1974 | 300 ha | +50.0% |
| 1975 | 451 ha | +50.3% |
| 1976 | 928 ha | +105.8% |
| 1977 | 2,338 ha | +151.9% |
| 1978 | 1,746 ha | -25.3% |
| 1979 | 1,204 ha | -31.0% |
| 1980 | 1,953 ha | +62.2% |
| 1981 | 2,565 ha | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 2,760 ha | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 1,235 ha | -55.3% |
| 1984 | 3,232 ha | +161.7% |
| 1985 | 4,603 ha | +42.4% |
| 1986 | 2,214 ha | -51.9% |
| 1987 | 1,165 ha | -47.4% |
| 1988 | 2,697 ha | +131.5% |
| 1989 | 4,048 ha | +50.1% |
| 1990 | 3,678 ha | -9.1% |
| 1991 | 2,718 ha | -26.1% |
| 1992 | 3,006 ha | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 3,296 ha | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 4,313 ha | +30.9% |
| 1995 | 3,787 ha | -12.2% |
| 1996 | 3,049 ha | -19.5% |
| 1997 | 2,506 ha | -17.8% |
| 1998 | 1,556 ha | -37.9% |
| 1999 | 535 ha | -65.6% |
| 2000 | 467 ha | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 500 ha | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 1,217 ha | +143.4% |
| 2003 | 1,300 ha | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 1,316 ha | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1,334 ha | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1,343 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,400 ha | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 1,544 ha | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 1,559 ha | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,519 ha | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1,590 ha | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1,475 ha | -7.2% |
| 2013 | 1,493 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1,586 ha | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1,546 ha | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,526 ha | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,595 ha | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1,627 ha | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,614 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,604 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1,525 ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 1,581 ha | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 1,570 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1,508 ha | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 729.8 ha | 11 ha | 2,338 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,647 ha | 1,165 ha | 4,603 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,844 ha | 535 ha | 4,313 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,198 ha | 467 ha | 1,559 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,557 ha | 1,475 ha | 1,627 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,558 ha | 1,508 ha | 1,604 ha | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Gambia?
- Seed cotton, unginned — area harvested in Gambia was 1,508 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,603 ha in 1985.
- What is the lowest seed cotton, unginned — area harvested recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for seed cotton, unginned — area harvested?
- Gambia ranks 64th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is seed cotton, unginned — area harvested rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Seed cotton, unginned — 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.