Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Gambia
Gambia: Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number was 82.64 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 82.64 for sesame seed — gross production index number in 2024.
The figure is up 31.8% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sesame seed — gross production index number in Gambia peaked at 182.46 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.43, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 49th of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.43 | — |
| 1991 | 42.2 | +43.4% |
| 1992 | 42.79 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 44.1 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 42.3 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 44.12 | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 33.43 | -24.2% |
| 1997 | 75.57 | +126.1% |
| 1998 | 77.4 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 123.6 | +59.7% |
| 2000 | 182.46 | +47.6% |
| 2001 | 132.43 | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 135.37 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 126.31 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 126.95 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 125.78 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 125.08 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 129.49 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 147.15 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 92.35 | -37.2% |
| 2010 | 56.68 | -38.6% |
| 2011 | 156.5 | +176.1% |
| 2012 | 172.34 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 29.96 | -82.6% |
| 2014 | 45.85 | +53.0% |
| 2015 | 128.02 | +179.2% |
| 2016 | 126.13 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 67.33 | -46.6% |
| 2018 | 42.2 | -37.3% |
| 2019 | 59.69 | +41.4% |
| 2020 | 72.87 | +22.1% |
| 2021 | 77.28 | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 75.75 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 62.69 | -17.2% |
| 2024 | 82.64 | +31.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.49 | 29.43 | 123.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.34 | 92.35 | 182.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.47 | 29.96 | 172.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.25 | 62.69 | 82.64 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 46 China, Taiwan Province of 87.38 compare
- 47 Bangladesh 87.26 compare
- 48 Central African Republic 86.89 compare
- 50 Sri Lanka 81.86 compare
- 51 China 79.64 compare
- 52 China, mainland 79.61 compare
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 sesame seed — gross production index number in Gambia?
- Sesame seed — gross production index number in Gambia was 82.64 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 182.46 in 2000.
- What is the lowest sesame seed — gross production index number recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.43 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for sesame seed — gross production index number?
- Gambia ranks 49th out of 64 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sesame seed — gross production index number rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sesame seed — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.