Starchy Roots — Food supply in Gambia
Gambia: Starchy Roots — Food supply was 18,604 million Kcal in 2023. ▲ Rising
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Gambia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million Kcal.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 18,604 million Kcal for starchy roots — food supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starchy roots — food supply in Gambia peaked at 19,345 million Kcal in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12,834 million Kcal, in 2011.
Gambia ranks 139th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Starchy Roots — Food supply in Gambia, year by year
| Year | million Kcal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 15,552 million Kcal | — |
| 2011 | 12,834 million Kcal | -17.5% |
| 2012 | 14,545 million Kcal | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 15,650 million Kcal | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 16,945 million Kcal | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 16,484 million Kcal | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 18,117 million Kcal | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 17,838 million Kcal | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 19,345 million Kcal | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 16,736 million Kcal | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 17,138 million Kcal | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17,112 million Kcal | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 16,558 million Kcal | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 18,604 million Kcal | +12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16,405 million Kcal | 12,834 million Kcal | 19,345 million Kcal | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,353 million Kcal | 16,558 million Kcal | 18,604 million Kcal | 4 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.85 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.85 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starchy roots — food supply in Gambia?
- Starchy roots — food supply in Gambia was 18,604 million Kcal in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 19,345 million Kcal in 2018.
- What is the lowest starchy roots — food supply recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,834 million Kcal in 2011.
- How does Gambia rank for starchy roots — food supply?
- Gambia ranks 139th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is starchy roots — food supply rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Starchy Roots — Food supply (kcal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.