Gambia vs Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs): Arable land — Share in Agricultural land
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Gambia
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 76.33 % against 17.56 % in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs), a difference of 58.77 %.
That makes Gambia's figure about 4.3 times Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)'s.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 28th and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 27th of 214 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.34 % | 10.41 % | 26.93 % | Gambia |
| 1970s | 42.33 % | 10.93 % | 31.39 % | Gambia |
| 1980s | 46.01 % | 11.78 % | 34.23 % | Gambia |
| 1990s | 48.14 % | 14.44 % | 33.7 % | Gambia |
| 2000s | 61.17 % | 15.59 % | 45.58 % | Gambia |
| 2010s | 73.08 % | 16.84 % | 56.24 % | Gambia |
| 2020s | 76.61 % | 17.41 % | 59.2 % | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher arable land — share in agricultural land, Gambia or Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- Gambia, at 76.33 % against 17.56 % in Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in arable land — share in agricultural land between Gambia and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- 58.77 %, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs)?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) rank globally for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Gambia ranks 28th and Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) ranks 27th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.