Europe vs Gambia: Cropland — Share in Land area
Cropland — Share in Land area over time
- Europe
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 60.71 % against 12.92 % in Europe, a difference of 47.79 %.
That makes Gambia's figure about 4.7 times Europe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Europe ahead.
Europe ranks 10th and Gambia ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, Europe averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.4 % | 12.65 % | 1.76 % | Europe |
| 1970s | 14.02 % | 15.69 % | 1.67 % | Gambia |
| 1980s | 13.91 % | 18.22 % | 4.31 % | Gambia |
| 1990s | 13.99 % | 19.32 % | 5.33 % | Gambia |
| 2000s | 13.34 % | 29.66 % | 16.32 % | Gambia |
| 2010s | 13.08 % | 47.64 % | 34.57 % | Gambia |
| 2020s | 12.95 % | 58.76 % | 45.81 % | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in land area, Europe or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 60.71 % against 12.92 % in Europe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in land area between Europe and Gambia?
- 47.79 %, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and Gambia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Europe and Gambia rank globally for cropland — share in land area?
- Europe ranks 10th and Gambia ranks 7th of 32 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.