Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia
Gambia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 76.33 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Gambia 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 peaked at 77.26 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 36.58 %, in 1961.
That places Gambia 31st out of 248 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.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 36.58 % | — |
| 1962 | 36.77 % | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 36.96 % | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 37.15 % | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 37.28 % | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 37.47 % | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 37.84 % | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 37.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 38.2 % | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 38.2 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 38.74 % | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 39.62 % | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 40.48 % | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 44.64 % | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 43.76 % | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 43.55 % | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 44.59 % | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 45.64 % | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 44.06 % | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 42.96 % | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 46.16 % | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 48.94 % | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 46.47 % | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 44.5 % | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 44.41 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 45.55 % | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 46.51 % | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 48.47 % | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 46.1 % | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 46.92 % | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 48.06 % | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 43.33 % | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 43.18 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 45.93 % | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 47.82 % | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 49.2 % | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 50.95 % | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 52.27 % | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 53.73 % | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 55.19 % | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 56.4 % | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 57.38 % | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 58.52 % | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 60.27 % | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 61.16 % | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 62.03 % | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 62.88 % | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 67.35 % | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 70.5 % | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 71.59 % | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 71.9 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 72.19 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 72.44 % | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.91 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.05 % | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 73.25 % | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.36 % | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 74.52 % | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 75.63 % | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 76.23 % | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 76.79 % | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 77.26 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 76.45 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 76.33 % | -0.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 76.33 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 30.93 %, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 76.33 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 3.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 29 Cyprus 76.86 % compare
- 30 China, Taiwan Province of 76.41 % compare
- 32 Serbia 76.14 % compare
- 33 Benin 74.95 % compare
- 34 Cabo Verde 72.5 % compare
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Gambia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Gambia 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 highest recorded value was 77.26 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.58 % in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Gambia ranks 31st out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. 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 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.