Cropland — Area per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.22 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Gambia stood at 0.22 ha/cap.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.3 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.14 ha/cap, in 1993.
That places Gambia 87th out of 250 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.3 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.26 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.26 ha/cap | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 0.29 ha/cap | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.25 ha/cap | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 0.23 ha/cap | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 ha/cap | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 0.27 ha/cap | +8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.23 ha/cap | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 0.21 ha/cap | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.21 ha/cap | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 0.18 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1990 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.15 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.15 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.17 ha/cap | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.21 ha/cap | +23.5% |
| 2009 | 0.23 ha/cap | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.24 ha/cap | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.22 ha/cap | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.23 ha/cap | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.22 ha/cap is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.22 ha/cap is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2811 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.3 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.264 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 0.29 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.218 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.27 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.158 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.179 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.221 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 0.24 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.226 ha/cap | 0.22 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 87 Ghana 0.22 ha/cap compare
- 87 Malaysia 0.22 ha/cap compare
- 87 Syrian Arab Republic 0.22 ha/cap compare
- 87 Turkmenistan 0.22 ha/cap compare
- 87 Syria 0.22 ha/cap 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Gambia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Gambia was 0.22 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 ha/cap in 1993.
- How does Gambia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Gambia ranks 87th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.