Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0026 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0026 ha per person for sorghum — area harvested, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 50.0% on the previous year and down 79.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0175 ha per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 ha per person, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 45th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0171 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0167 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0162 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0158 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0154 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0149 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0145 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0149 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0145 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0141 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0137 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0133 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0129 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0126 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0168 ha per person | +33.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0093 ha per person | -44.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 ha per person | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0.009 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0078 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0083 ha per person | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0106 ha per person | +28.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0087 ha per person | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0088 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0149 ha per person | +68.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0098 ha per person | -34.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0096 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0084 ha per person | -12.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0096 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0124 ha per person | +29.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0115 ha per person | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0068 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0069 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0111 ha per person | +61.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0098 ha per person | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.01 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0089 ha per person | -11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 ha per person | +28.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0135 ha per person | +18.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0175 ha per person | +29.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0119 ha per person | -31.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 ha per person | +41.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0161 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0138 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 ha per person | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0145 ha per person | +17.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0162 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.015 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0152 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0126 ha per person | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0135 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0131 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0084 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0041 ha per person | -51.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0039 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 ha per person | -51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0023 ha per person | +21.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0026 ha per person | +50.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0026 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0111 ha per person, 24% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0026 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0107 ha per person, 25% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +68.0% | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0156 ha per person | 0.0145 ha per person | 0.0171 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0082 ha per person | 0.0168 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0096 ha per person | 0.0078 ha per person | 0.0149 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0068 ha per person | 0.0124 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0146 ha per person | 0.0119 ha per person | 0.0175 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.0041 ha per person | 0.0162 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Gambia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per capita in Gambia was 0.0026 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0175 ha per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 ha per person in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for sorghum — area harvested, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 45th out of 108 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sorghum — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Sorghum — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.