Sorghum — Production in Gambia
Gambia: Sorghum — Production was 5,456 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sorghum — Production in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sorghum — production in Gambia stood at 5,456 t.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 73.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — production in Gambia peaked at 39,000 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,000 t, in 1977.
That places Gambia 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sorghum — Production in Gambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6,900 t | — |
| 1962 | 6,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 6,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 6,600 t | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 5,900 t | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 6,300 t | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 6,700 t | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 6,100 t | -9.0% |
| 1970 | 7,000 t | +14.8% |
| 1971 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6,900 t | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 6,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 7,300 t | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 7,300 t | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 3,400 t | -53.4% |
| 1977 | 3,000 t | -11.8% |
| 1978 | 4,500 t | +50.0% |
| 1979 | 3,100 t | -31.1% |
| 1980 | 4,500 t | +45.2% |
| 1981 | 6,600 t | +46.7% |
| 1982 | 7,700 t | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 7,100 t | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 8,200 t | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 11,750 t | +43.3% |
| 1986 | 9,000 t | -23.4% |
| 1987 | 6,550 t | -27.2% |
| 1988 | 7,160 t | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 10,720 t | +49.7% |
| 1990 | 8,230 t | -23.2% |
| 1991 | 12,180 t | +48.0% |
| 1992 | 12,264 t | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8,972 t | -26.8% |
| 1994 | 8,903 t | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 11,873 t | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 13,719 t | +15.5% |
| 1997 | 12,928 t | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 9,869 t | -23.7% |
| 1999 | 17,970 t | +82.1% |
| 2000 | 25,000 t | +39.1% |
| 2001 | 33,418 t | +33.7% |
| 2002 | 15,209 t | -54.5% |
| 2003 | 30,130 t | +98.1% |
| 2004 | 28,999 t | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 30,499 t | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 30,240 t | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 17,951 t | -40.6% |
| 2008 | 25,624 t | +42.7% |
| 2009 | 31,882 t | +24.4% |
| 2010 | 39,000 t | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 20,556 t | -47.3% |
| 2012 | 23,146 t | +12.6% |
| 2013 | 30,390 t | +31.3% |
| 2014 | 20,289 t | -33.2% |
| 2015 | 26,891 t | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 20,458 t | -23.9% |
| 2017 | 18,846 t | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 15,072 t | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 6,296 t | -58.2% |
| 2020 | 6,210 t | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 4,850 t | -21.9% |
| 2022 | 5,223 t | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 4,793 t | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 5,456 t | +13.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 5,456 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 166,479 t, 3% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 5,456 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127,000 t, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,578 t | 5,900 t | 6,900 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,640 t | 3,000 t | 7,300 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,928 t | 4,500 t | 11,750 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,691 t | 8,230 t | 17,970 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,895 t | 15,209 t | 33,418 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,094 t | 6,296 t | 39,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,306 t | 4,793 t | 6,210 t | 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 — production in Gambia?
- Sorghum — production in Gambia was 5,456 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sorghum — production recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,000 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest sorghum — production recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,000 t in 1977.
- How does Gambia rank for sorghum — production?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum — production rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.1%. 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 Sorghum — Production. 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.