Agricultural land in Gambia
Agricultural land made up 76.1% of the land area of Gambia in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1961.
Gambia, 2024
76.1%
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
World, 2023
36.9%
Position in 2024
12th of 208
Agricultural land in Gambia over time
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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.1% | – |
| 2023 | 76.0% | 36.9% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | 37.0% |
| 2021 | 72.9% | 37.0% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | 36.9% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | 36.9% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | 36.9% |
| 2017 | 64.7% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | 36.8% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | 63.0% | 37.0% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | 37.0% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | 37.0% |
| 2011 | 61.8% | 36.7% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | 36.5% |
| 2009 | 60.0% | 36.5% |
| 2008 | 54.6% | 36.5% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | 36.6% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | 36.6% |
| 2005 | 45.8% | 36.6% |
| 2004 | 44.8% | 36.6% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | 37.0% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | 37.1% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | 37.2% |
| 2000 | 41.9% | 37.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 76.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 63.0%, the figure has changed by +13.1 percentage points.
- Among the 208 countries with data for 2024, Gambia has the 12th highest value.
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21.3%
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Cereal yield
1,005 kg per hectare
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Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.49e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
43.7%e (Estimate)
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Pesticide use
0.98e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
2.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT