Total agricultural area over the long term in Gambia
Gambia: Total agricultural area over the long term was 634,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
634,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 199 countries
All-time high
644,000
in 2010
All-time low
36,974
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Total agricultural area over the long term in Gambia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total agricultural area over the long term in Gambia is 634,000, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total agricultural area over the long term in Gambia peaked at 644,000 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36,974, in 1000.
Gambia ranks 146th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Total agricultural area over the long term in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 36,974 | — |
| 1100 | 40,754 | +10.2% |
| 1200 | 44,721 | +9.7% |
| 1300 | 48,799 | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 52,851 | +8.3% |
| 1500 | 56,650 | +7.2% |
| 1600 | 59,797 | +5.6% |
| 1700 | 61,555 | +2.9% |
| 1710 | 91,184 | +48.1% |
| 1720 | 117,933 | +29.3% |
| 1730 | 143,900 | +22.0% |
| 1740 | 169,051 | +17.5% |
| 1750 | 193,349 | +14.4% |
| 1760 | 216,752 | +12.1% |
| 1770 | 239,216 | +10.4% |
| 1780 | 260,689 | +9.0% |
| 1790 | 281,115 | +7.8% |
| 1800 | 300,430 | +6.9% |
| 1810 | 318,560 | +6.0% |
| 1820 | 335,421 | +5.3% |
| 1830 | 350,916 | +4.6% |
| 1840 | 364,930 | +4.0% |
| 1850 | 377,330 | +3.4% |
| 1860 | 389,265 | +3.2% |
| 1870 | 400,492 | +2.9% |
| 1880 | 423,110 | +5.6% |
| 1890 | 445,204 | +5.2% |
| 1900 | 456,907 | +2.6% |
| 1910 | 465,798 | +1.9% |
| 1920 | 465,909 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 502,766 | +7.9% |
| 1940 | 526,136 | +4.6% |
| 1950 | 490,454 | -6.8% |
| 1951 | 484,653 | -1.2% |
| 1952 | 483,179 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 485,670 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 491,445 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 499,541 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 508,710 | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 517,409 | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 523,990 | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 526,700 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 524,000 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 524,000 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 525,000 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 526,000 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 527,000 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 528,000 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 529,000 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 531,000 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 531,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 533,000 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 534,000 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 537,000 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 542,000 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 547,000 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 574,000 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 568,000 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 567,000 | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 574,000 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 581,000 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 570,000 | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 563,000 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 585,000 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 606,000 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 587,000 | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 573,000 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 573,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 580,000 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 585,000 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 598,000 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 578,000 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 582,000 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 582,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 548,000 | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 547,000 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 557,000 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 557,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 557,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 557,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 567,000 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 567,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 506,000 | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 484,000 | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 491,000 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 471,000 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 478,000 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 485,000 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 496,000 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 496,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 566,000 | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 622,000 | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 644,000 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 644,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 634,000 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 634,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 634,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 634,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 634,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 634,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 634,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 634,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 634,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 36,974 | 36,974 | 36,974 | 1 |
| 1100s | 40,754 | 40,754 | 40,754 | 1 |
| 1200s | 44,721 | 44,721 | 44,721 | 1 |
| 1300s | 48,799 | 48,799 | 48,799 | 1 |
| 1400s | 52,851 | 52,851 | 52,851 | 1 |
| 1500s | 56,650 | 56,650 | 56,650 | 1 |
| 1600s | 59,797 | 59,797 | 59,797 | 1 |
| 1700s | 61,555 | 61,555 | 61,555 | 1 |
| 1710s | 91,184 | 91,184 | 91,184 | 1 |
| 1720s | 117,933 | 117,933 | 117,933 | 1 |
| 1730s | 143,900 | 143,900 | 143,900 | 1 |
| 1740s | 169,051 | 169,051 | 169,051 | 1 |
| 1750s | 193,349 | 193,349 | 193,349 | 1 |
| 1760s | 216,752 | 216,752 | 216,752 | 1 |
| 1770s | 239,216 | 239,216 | 239,216 | 1 |
| 1780s | 260,689 | 260,689 | 260,689 | 1 |
| 1790s | 281,115 | 281,115 | 281,115 | 1 |
| 1800s | 300,430 | 300,430 | 300,430 | 1 |
| 1810s | 318,560 | 318,560 | 318,560 | 1 |
| 1820s | 335,421 | 335,421 | 335,421 | 1 |
| 1830s | 350,916 | 350,916 | 350,916 | 1 |
| 1840s | 364,930 | 364,930 | 364,930 | 1 |
| 1850s | 377,330 | 377,330 | 377,330 | 1 |
| 1860s | 389,265 | 389,265 | 389,265 | 1 |
| 1870s | 400,492 | 400,492 | 400,492 | 1 |
| 1880s | 423,110 | 423,110 | 423,110 | 1 |
| 1890s | 445,204 | 445,204 | 445,204 | 1 |
| 1900s | 456,907 | 456,907 | 456,907 | 1 |
| 1910s | 465,798 | 465,798 | 465,798 | 1 |
| 1920s | 465,909 | 465,909 | 465,909 | 1 |
| 1930s | 502,766 | 502,766 | 502,766 | 1 |
| 1940s | 526,136 | 526,136 | 526,136 | 1 |
| 1950s | 501,175 | 483,179 | 526,700 | 10 |
| 1960s | 527,800 | 524,000 | 533,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 559,400 | 534,000 | 581,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 582,800 | 563,000 | 606,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 562,100 | 547,000 | 582,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 509,500 | 471,000 | 622,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 641,000 | 634,000 | 644,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 634,000 | 634,000 | 634,000 | 6 |
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- 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)
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- 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 total agricultural area over the long term in Gambia?
- Total agricultural area over the long term in Gambia was 634,000 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 644,000 in 2010.
- What is the lowest total agricultural area over the long term recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,974 in 1000.
- How does Gambia rank for total agricultural area over the long term?
- Gambia ranks 146th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total agricultural area over the long term rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Total agricultural area over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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