Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Gambia
Gambia: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 76.12 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 76.12 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Gambia peaked at 76.12 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.69 %, in 1961.
That places Gambia 12th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32.69 % | — |
| 1962 | 32.79 % | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 32.88 % | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 32.98 % | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 33.13 % | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 33.23 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 33.43 % | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 33.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 33.63 % | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 33.63 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 33.92 % | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 34.42 % | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 34.91 % | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 37.63 % | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 37.03 % | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 36.99 % | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 37.68 % | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 38.32 % | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 37.23 % | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 36.57 % | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 38.74 % | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 40.79 % | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 38.91 % | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 37.53 % | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 37.6 % | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 38.4 % | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 39.09 % | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 40.57 % | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 38.79 % | -4.4% |
| 1990 | 39.38 % | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 40.3 % | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 36.94 % | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 36.84 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 38.72 % | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 38.23 % | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 39.13 % | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 39.69 % | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 40.54 % | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 41.25 % | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 41.91 % | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 42.73 % | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 43.7 % | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 44.5 % | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 44.82 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.75 % | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 46.67 % | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 47.61 % | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 54.58 % | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 59.99 % | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 62.12 % | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 61.84 % | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.28 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 62.75 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.02 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 63.58 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.07 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 64.66 % | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 66.51 % | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 68.36 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 70.62 % | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 72.88 % | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 75.2 % | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 76 % | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 76.12 % | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.13 % | 32.69 % | 33.63 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.18 % | 33.63 % | 38.32 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.7 % | 36.57 % | 40.79 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.1 % | 36.84 % | 41.25 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.23 % | 41.91 % | 59.99 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.92 % | 61.84 % | 68.36 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.16 % | 70.62 % | 76.12 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -25.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.1 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.1836 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -16.98 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Gambia?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Gambia was 76.12 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.12 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.69 % in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Gambia ranks 12th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.