Land under cereal production — all countries

Land under cereal production — Gambia

Land under cereal production in the Gambia in 2023 — 161,065 ha. Ranked 126 in the world out of 180. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 91.8%.

2023 161,065 ha +20.38% vs 2022
World rank 126of 180
Period maximum 319,576 ha2010
Period minimum 40,100 ha1979

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares

Land under cereal production — Gambia, 1961–20230100,000200,000300,000400,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 83,994 ha1963: 78,530 ha1965: 80,761 ha1967: 72,500 ha1969: 83,709 ha1971: 87,327 ha1973: 78,500 ha1975: 53,900 ha1977: 47,900 ha1979: 40,100 ha1981: 67,700 ha1983: 54,500 ha1985: 91,960 ha1987: 82,700 ha1989: 86,962 ha1991: 99,748 ha1993: 81,548 ha1995: 95,135 ha1997: 106,825 ha1999: 115,800 ha2001: 154,717 ha2003: 169,181 ha2005: 195,719 ha2007: 186,202 ha2009: 293,609 ha2011: 207,979 ha2013: 234,656 ha2015: 258,285 ha2017: 213,547 ha2019: 211,027 ha2021: 107,677 ha2023: 161,065 ha
Change over the period: +77,071 (+91.76%) Average annual rate: 1.06 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Gambia 161,065 ha
World 738M ha
Western Africa computed 54.06M ha
Low-income countries computed 74.17M ha
Land under cereal production — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha Change Change, %
2023 161,065 +27,263 +20.38%
2022 133,802 +26,125 +24.26%
2021 107,677 −55,524 −34.02%
2020 163,201 −47,826 −22.66%
2019 211,027 +45,061 +27.15%
2018 165,966 −47,581 −22.28%
2017 213,547 −21,211 −9.04%
2016 234,758 −23,527 −9.11%
2015 258,285 +26,666 +11.51%
2014 231,619 −3,037 −1.29%
2013 234,656 −8,734 −3.59%
2012 243,390 +35,411 +17.03%
2011 207,979 −111,597 −34.92%
2010 319,576 +25,967 +8.84%
2009 293,609 +55,228 +23.17%
2008 238,381 +52,179 +28.02%
2007 186,202 −21,639 −10.41%
2006 207,841 +12,122 +6.19%
2005 195,719 +6,316 +3.33%
2004 189,403 +20,222 +11.95%
2003 169,181 +25,510 +17.76%
2002 143,671 −11,046 −7.14%
2001 154,717 +20,117 +14.95%
2000 134,600 +18,800 +16.23%
1999 115,800 +13,187 +12.85%
1998 102,613 −4,212 −3.94%
1997 106,825 +13,174 +14.07%
1996 93,651 −1,484 −1.56%
1995 95,135 +13,200 +16.11%
1994 81,935 +387 +0.47%
1993 81,548 +3,845 +4.95%
1992 77,703 −22,045 −22.1%
1991 99,748 +9,770 +10.86%
1990 89,978 +3,016 +3.47%
1989 86,962 +3,252 +3.88%
1988 83,710 +1,010 +1.22%
1987 82,700 +2,730 +3.41%
1986 79,970 −11,990 −13.04%
1985 91,960 +31,660 +52.5%
1984 60,300 +5,800 +10.64%
1983 54,500 −21,300 −28.1%
1982 75,800 +8,100 +11.96%
1981 67,700 +14,800 +27.98%
1980 52,900 +12,800 +31.92%
1979 40,100 −17,600 −30.5%
1978 57,700 +9,800 +20.46%
1977 47,900 +1,300 +2.79%
1976 46,600 −7,300 −13.54%
1975 53,900 −1,900 −3.41%
1974 55,800 −22,700 −28.92%
1973 78,500 −4,300 −5.19%
1972 82,800 −4,527 −5.18%
1971 87,327 +1,000 +1.16%
1970 86,327 +2,618 +3.13%
1969 83,709 −1,928 −2.25%
1968 85,637 +13,137 +18.12%
1967 72,500 −8,500 −10.49%
1966 81,000 +239 +0.3%
1965 80,761 +202 +0.25%
1964 80,559 +2,029 +2.58%
1963 78,530 −10,595 −11.89%
1962 89,125 +5,131 +6.11%
1961 83,994

About the indicator

The area harvested for cereal crops: wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, sorghum, millet and mixes. It is the harvested area rather than the sown area, so with two harvests a year one field is counted twice — which is exactly why in the tropics the land under cereals can exceed the area of arable land. Together with the grain harvest this series gives the yield, which is what explains the growth of world production with areas almost unchanged.

Important: Harvested area, not sown area: a field with two harvests a year is counted twice. Land under cereals grown for animal feed is included, land cut for hay is not.

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