Arable land — all countries

Arable land — Gambia

Arable land in the Gambia in 2023 — 440,000 ha. Ranked 127 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 263.6%.

2023 440,000 ha +0% vs 2022
World rank 127of 206
Period maximum 450,000 ha2010
Period minimum 121,000 ha1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Arable land — Gambia, 1961–20230200,000400,000600,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 121,000 ha1963: 123,000 ha1965: 125,000 ha1967: 128,000 ha1969: 130,000 ha1971: 133,000 ha1973: 143,000 ha1975: 164,000 ha1977: 170,000 ha1979: 166,000 ha1981: 181,000 ha1983: 183,000 ha1985: 169,000 ha1987: 184,000 ha1989: 181,000 ha1991: 196,000 ha1993: 161,000 ha1995: 185,000 ha1997: 205,000 ha1999: 225,000 ha2001: 244,000 ha2003: 264,000 ha2005: 283,000 ha2007: 303,000 ha2009: 428,000 ha2011: 450,000 ha2013: 450,000 ha2015: 450,000 ha2017: 440,000 ha2019: 440,000 ha2021: 440,000 ha2023: 440,000 ha
Change over the period: +319,000 (+263.64%) Average annual rate: 2.1 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Gambia 440,000 ha
World computed 1.38B ha
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 240M ha
Western Africa computed 99.78M ha
Low-income countries computed 142M ha
Arable land — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 440,000 +0 +0%
2022 440,000 +0 +0%
2021 440,000 +0 +0%
2020 440,000 +0 +0%
2019 440,000 +0 +0%
2018 440,000 +0 +0%
2017 440,000 −10,000 −2.22%
2016 450,000 +0 +0%
2015 450,000 +0 +0%
2014 450,000 +0 +0%
2013 450,000 +0 +0%
2012 450,000 +0 +0%
2011 450,000 +0 +0%
2010 450,000 +22,000 +5.14%
2009 428,000 +56,000 +15.05%
2008 372,000 +69,000 +22.77%
2007 303,000 +10,000 +3.41%
2006 293,000 +10,000 +3.53%
2005 283,000 +10,000 +3.66%
2004 273,000 +9,000 +3.41%
2003 264,000 +10,000 +3.94%
2002 254,000 +10,000 +4.1%
2001 244,000 +10,000 +4.27%
2000 234,000 +9,000 +4%
1999 225,000 +10,000 +4.65%
1998 215,000 +10,000 +4.88%
1997 205,000 +15,000 +7.89%
1996 190,000 +5,000 +2.7%
1995 185,000 +5,000 +2.78%
1994 180,000 +19,000 +11.8%
1993 161,000 −1,000 −0.62%
1992 162,000 −34,000 −17.35%
1991 196,000 +9,000 +4.81%
1990 187,000 +6,000 +3.31%
1989 181,000 −18,000 −9.05%
1988 199,000 +15,000 +8.15%
1987 184,000 +7,000 +3.95%
1986 177,000 +8,000 +4.73%
1985 169,000 +0 +0%
1984 169,000 −14,000 −7.65%
1983 183,000 −19,000 −9.41%
1982 202,000 +21,000 +11.6%
1981 181,000 +22,000 +13.84%
1980 159,000 −7,000 −4.22%
1979 166,000 −11,000 −6.21%
1978 177,000 +7,000 +4.12%
1977 170,000 +7,000 +4.29%
1976 163,000 −1,000 −0.61%
1975 164,000 −6,000 −3.53%
1974 170,000 +27,000 +18.88%
1973 143,000 +5,000 +3.62%
1972 138,000 +5,000 +3.76%
1971 133,000 +3,000 +2.31%
1970 130,000 +0 +0%
1969 130,000 +2,000 +1.56%
1968 128,000 +0 +0%
1967 128,000 +2,000 +1.59%
1966 126,000 +1,000 +0.8%
1965 125,000 +1,000 +0.81%
1964 124,000 +1,000 +0.81%
1963 123,000 +1,000 +0.82%
1962 122,000 +1,000 +0.83%
1961 121,000

About the indicator

The area of arable land: land under annual crops, temporary meadows, kitchen gardens and land lying fallow for up to five years. It differs from agricultural land in excluding pasture and permanent crops — and since pasture makes up most of agricultural land, arable land is usually about a third the size. The world area of arable land has barely grown since the 1990s: the added output of recent decades came from yields, not from an expansion of fields.

Important: Land lying fallow for up to five years is included, abandoned land is not. Permanent crops — orchards, vineyards, plantations — do not count as arable land.

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