Fertiliser use in Gambia
Farmers in Gambia used 5.6 kg of fertiliser per hectare of arable land in 2024.
Gambia, 2024
5.6
Change from 2023
−52.1%
World, 2023
136.5 kg per hectare
Position in 2024
171st of 190
Fertiliser use in Gambia over time
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Kilograms per hectare of arable land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.6 kg per hectare | – |
| 2023 | 11.7 kg per hectare | 136.5 kg per hectare |
| 2022 | 1.7 kg per hectare | 134.9 kg per hectare |
| 2021 | 1.7 kg per hectare | 142.6 kg per hectare |
| 2020 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 144.6 kg per hectare |
| 2019 | 3.5 kg per hectare | 135.5 kg per hectare |
| 2018 | 7.1 kg per hectare | 136.9 kg per hectare |
| 2017 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 138.0 kg per hectare |
| 2016 | 0.6 kg per hectare | 135.1 kg per hectare |
| 2015 | 0.5 kg per hectare | 132.9 kg per hectare |
| 2014 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 136.1 kg per hectare |
| 2013 | 0.4 kg per hectare | 133.2 kg per hectare |
| 2012 | 2.6 kg per hectare | 130.8 kg per hectare |
| 2011 | 10.3 kg per hectare | 133.5 kg per hectare |
| 2010 | 7.3 kg per hectare | 128.9 kg per hectare |
| 2009 | 6.3 kg per hectare | 117.6 kg per hectare |
| 2008 | 4.3 kg per hectare | 116.6 kg per hectare |
| 2007 | 9.0 kg per hectare | 124.3 kg per hectare |
| 2006 | 10.8 kg per hectare | 118.8 kg per hectare |
| 2005 | 11.2 kg per hectare | 115.3 kg per hectare |
| 2004 | 9.2 kg per hectare | 114.9 kg per hectare |
| 2003 | 10.7 kg per hectare | 109.6 kg per hectare |
| 2002 | – | 106.4 kg per hectare |
| 2001 | 3.3 kg per hectare | 103.1 kg per hectare |
| 2000 | 3.4 kg per hectare | 101.1 kg per hectare |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −52.1% from 11.7 kg per hectare in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.4 kg per hectare, the figure has changed by +1,172.3%.
- Among the 190 countries with data for 2024, Gambia has the 171st highest value.
More for Gambia
All statistics for Gambia
Cereal yield
1,005 kg per hectare
2024 · World Bank
Agricultural land
76.1%
2024 · World Bank
Cost of a healthy diet
Int$4.49e (Estimate) per person per day
2025 · FAOSTAT
Healthy diet unaffordable
43.7%e (Estimate)
2025 · FAOSTAT
Pesticide use
0.98e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT
Nitrogen fertiliser use
2.3e (Estimate) kg/ha
2024 · FAOSTAT