Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Gambia

Arable land per capita in the Gambia in 2023 — 0.1631 ha/person. Ranked 76 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 44.9%.

2023 0.1631 ha/person −2.27% vs 2022
World rank 76of 206
Period maximum 0.2959 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.1355 ha/person1993

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Gambia, 1961–20230.10.150.20.250.319611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.2959 ha/person1963: 0.2849 ha/person1965: 0.2742 ha/person1967: 0.2658 ha/person1969: 0.2552 ha/person1971: 0.2466 ha/person1973: 0.25 ha/person1975: 0.2703 ha/person1977: 0.2633 ha/person1979: 0.2407 ha/person1981: 0.2449 ha/person1983: 0.2303 ha/person1985: 0.1968 ha/person1987: 0.1976 ha/person1989: 0.179 ha/person1991: 0.1782 ha/person1993: 0.1355 ha/person1995: 0.1463 ha/person1997: 0.1531 ha/person1999: 0.1589 ha/person2001: 0.1632 ha/person2003: 0.1673 ha/person2005: 0.1698 ha/person2007: 0.1716 ha/person2009: 0.2287 ha/person2011: 0.2268 ha/person2013: 0.2139 ha/person2015: 0.2023 ha/person2017: 0.1879 ha/person2019: 0.1791 ha/person2021: 0.1708 ha/person2023: 0.1631 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.1328 (−44.88%) Average annual rate: -0.96 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Gambia 0.1631 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Western Africa computed 0.2242 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.1631 −0.0038 −2.27%
2022 0.1669 −0.0039 −2.29%
2021 0.1708 −0.0041 −2.34%
2020 0.1749 −0.0042 −2.34%
2019 0.1791 −0.0043 −2.33%
2018 0.1834 −0.0045 −2.39%
2017 0.1879 −0.0092 −4.66%
2016 0.197 −0.0052 −2.59%
2015 0.2023 −0.0056 −2.7%
2014 0.2079 −0.006 −2.8%
2013 0.2139 −0.0064 −2.89%
2012 0.2203 −0.0066 −2.9%
2011 0.2268 −0.0067 −2.88%
2010 0.2336 +0.0049 +2.13%
2009 0.2287 +0.0241 +11.76%
2008 0.2046 +0.033 +19.26%
2007 0.1716 +0.0008 +0.46%
2006 0.1708 +0.0011 +0.62%
2005 0.1698 +0.0014 +0.82%
2004 0.1684 +0.001 +0.62%
2003 0.1673 +0.0019 +1.18%
2002 0.1654 +0.0022 +1.34%
2001 0.1632 +0.0024 +1.49%
2000 0.1608 +0.0019 +1.19%
1999 0.1589 +0.0028 +1.78%
1998 0.1561 +0.003 +1.98%
1997 0.1531 +0.0071 +4.87%
1996 0.146 −0.0003 −0.22%
1995 0.1463 −0.0003 −0.24%
1994 0.1467 +0.0112 +8.26%
1993 0.1355 −0.0059 −4.2%
1992 0.1414 −0.0368 −20.64%
1991 0.1782 +0.0009 +0.5%
1990 0.1773 −0.0017 −0.93%
1989 0.179 −0.0262 −12.75%
1988 0.2051 +0.0075 +3.8%
1987 0.1976 −0.0004 −0.18%
1986 0.198 +0.0012 +0.62%
1985 0.1968 −0.0079 −3.87%
1984 0.2047 −0.0256 −11.13%
1983 0.2303 −0.0335 −12.69%
1982 0.2638 +0.0189 +7.72%
1981 0.2449 +0.0222 +9.95%
1980 0.2227 −0.0179 −7.45%
1979 0.2407 −0.0247 −9.3%
1978 0.2653 +0.0021 +0.79%
1977 0.2633 +0.0027 +1.05%
1976 0.2605 −0.0097 −3.6%
1975 0.2703 −0.0183 −6.35%
1974 0.2886 +0.0386 +15.43%
1973 0.25 +0.0015 +0.61%
1972 0.2485 +0.0019 +0.77%
1971 0.2466 −0.0015 −0.59%
1970 0.248 −0.0071 −2.8%
1969 0.2552 −0.0033 −1.26%
1968 0.2584 −0.0073 −2.76%
1967 0.2658 −0.0031 −1.17%
1966 0.2689 −0.0052 −1.9%
1965 0.2742 −0.0053 −1.91%
1964 0.2795 −0.0054 −1.9%
1963 0.2849 −0.0055 −1.89%
1962 0.2904 −0.0055 −1.87%
1961 0.2959

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

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