Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia, The
Gambia, The: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 76.33 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia, The, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Gambia, The stood at 76.33 %.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Gambia, The peaked at 77.26 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.58 %, in 1961.
That places Gambia, The 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.34 % | 36.58 % | 38.2 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 42.33 % | 38.2 % | 45.64 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.01 % | 42.96 % | 48.94 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.14 % | 43.18 % | 53.73 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.17 % | 55.19 % | 70.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.08 % | 71.59 % | 75.63 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.61 % | 76.23 % | 77.26 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Gambia, The
- 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 value -16.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 44 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 41 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 68 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 782 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Gambia, The?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Gambia, The was 76.33 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Gambia, The?
- The highest recorded value was 77.26 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Gambia, The?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.58 % in 1961.
- How does Gambia, The rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Gambia, The ranks 27th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Gambia, The?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia, The data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable land — Share in Agricultural land. 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.