Agricultural land — all countries

Agricultural land — Gambia

Agricultural land in the Gambia in 2023 — 6,340 km². Ranked 145 in the world out of 209. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 21%.

2023 6,340 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 145of 209
Period maximum 6,440 km²2010
Period minimum 4,710 km²2003

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Agricultural land — Gambia, 1961–20234,5005,0005,5006,0006,50019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 5,240 km²1963: 5,260 km²1965: 5,280 km²1967: 5,310 km²1969: 5,330 km²1971: 5,370 km²1973: 5,470 km²1975: 5,680 km²1977: 5,740 km²1979: 5,700 km²1981: 5,850 km²1983: 5,870 km²1985: 5,730 km²1987: 5,850 km²1989: 5,780 km²1991: 5,820 km²1993: 5,470 km²1995: 5,570 km²1997: 5,570 km²1999: 5,670 km²2001: 4,840 km²2003: 4,710 km²2005: 4,850 km²2007: 4,960 km²2009: 6,220 km²2011: 6,440 km²2013: 6,440 km²2015: 6,440 km²2017: 6,340 km²2019: 6,340 km²2021: 6,340 km²2023: 6,340 km²
Change over the period: +1,100 (+20.99%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 6,340 km²
World 47.92M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 10.68M km²
Western Africa computed 2.97M km²
Low-income countries computed 6.24M km²
Agricultural land — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 6,340 +0 +0%
2022 6,340 +0 +0%
2021 6,340 +0 +0%
2020 6,340 +0 +0%
2019 6,340 +0 +0%
2018 6,340 +0 +0%
2017 6,340 −100 −1.55%
2016 6,440 +0 +0%
2015 6,440 +0 +0%
2014 6,440 +0 +0%
2013 6,440 +0 +0%
2012 6,440 +0 +0%
2011 6,440 +0 +0%
2010 6,440 +220 +3.54%
2009 6,220 +560 +9.89%
2008 5,660 +700 +14.11%
2007 4,960 +0 +0%
2006 4,960 +110 +2.27%
2005 4,850 +70 +1.46%
2004 4,780 +70 +1.49%
2003 4,710 −200 −4.07%
2002 4,910 +70 +1.45%
2001 4,840 −220 −4.35%
2000 5,060 −610 −10.76%
1999 5,670 +0 +0%
1998 5,670 +100 +1.8%
1997 5,570 +0 +0%
1996 5,570 +0 +0%
1995 5,570 +0 +0%
1994 5,570 +100 +1.83%
1993 5,470 −10 −0.18%
1992 5,480 −340 −5.84%
1991 5,820 +0 +0%
1990 5,820 +40 +0.69%
1989 5,780 −200 −3.34%
1988 5,980 +130 +2.22%
1987 5,850 +50 +0.86%
1986 5,800 +70 +1.22%
1985 5,730 +0 +0%
1984 5,730 −140 −2.39%
1983 5,870 −190 −3.14%
1982 6,060 +210 +3.59%
1981 5,850 +220 +3.91%
1980 5,630 −70 −1.23%
1979 5,700 −110 −1.89%
1978 5,810 +70 +1.22%
1977 5,740 +70 +1.23%
1976 5,670 −10 −0.18%
1975 5,680 −60 −1.05%
1974 5,740 +270 +4.94%
1973 5,470 +50 +0.92%
1972 5,420 +50 +0.93%
1971 5,370 +30 +0.56%
1970 5,340 +10 +0.19%
1969 5,330 +20 +0.38%
1968 5,310 +0 +0%
1967 5,310 +20 +0.38%
1966 5,290 +10 +0.19%
1965 5,280 +10 +0.19%
1964 5,270 +10 +0.19%
1963 5,260 +10 +0.19%
1962 5,250 +10 +0.19%
1961 5,240

About the indicator

The area of agricultural land: arable land, land under permanent crops, and permanent meadows and pastures. Pasture makes up most of this figure almost everywhere, so the largest agricultural countries by area turn out to be not the main grain producers but countries with vast dry rangelands — Australia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia. The indicator serves as the denominator for the share of irrigated land.

Important: Pasture is included and usually predominates, so the figure is far larger than the area of arable land. FAO estimates for pasture in arid countries are approximate: the boundary between rangeland and wasteland is a matter of convention.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.