Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Gambia
Gambia: Share of cereals allocated to animal feed was 2.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Gambia stood at 2.8%.
That represents a change of down 25.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Gambia peaked at 8.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1969.
Gambia ranks 170th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.2% | — |
| 1962 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1963 | 3.0% | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 2.9% | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | -50.0% |
| 1966 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 1.4% | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 1.4% | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 2.6% | +92.2% |
| 1971 | 2.5% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.4% | -45.1% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 1.5% | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | +66.2% |
| 1979 | 3.7% | +40.9% |
| 1980 | 4.2% | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 5.3% | +27.7% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 4.8% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 5.6% | +17.8% |
| 1985 | 6.0% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 7.5% | +26.4% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | -12.3% |
| 1988 | 4.5% | -32.7% |
| 1989 | 4.3% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | -11.0% |
| 1991 | 5.1% | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 4.5% | -12.6% |
| 1993 | 5.2% | +17.1% |
| 1994 | 4.5% | -13.1% |
| 1995 | 3.6% | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +84.3% |
| 1999 | 5.5% | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | -19.5% |
| 2001 | 6.9% | +53.9% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | -18.3% |
| 2003 | 8.6% | +54.1% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -45.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +29.4% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +30.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -42.5% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +111.1% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | -43.5% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -25.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.0%, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.3%, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of cereals allocated to animal feed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +111.1% | 2.8% | 5.9% |
| 1970 | +92.2% | 1.4% | 2.6% |
| 1998 | +84.3% | 3.2% | 5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.4% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | 4.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 2.8% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 167 Central African Republic 3.4% compare
- 168 Ethiopia 3.4% compare
- 169 Mauritania 3.3% compare
- 171 French Polynesia 2.4% compare
- 172 Chad 2.2% compare
- 173 Liberia 2.1% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1584 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2247 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Gambia?
- Share of cereals allocated to animal feed in Gambia was 2.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to animal feed recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1969.
- How does Gambia rank for share of cereals allocated to animal feed?
- Gambia ranks 170th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to animal feed rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to animal feed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to animal feed, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.