Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Gambia
Gambia: Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture was 0.5 Square kilometres in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Gambia, 2006–2019
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.5 Square kilometres for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in 2019.
The figure is up 150.0% on the previous year and down 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Gambia peaked at 0.9 Square kilometres in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.2 Square kilometres, in 2017.
That places Gambia 139th out of 152 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.9 Square kilometres | — |
| 2007 | 0.9 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2 Square kilometres | -77.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 Square kilometres | +150.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9 Square kilometres | 0.9 Square kilometres | 0.9 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.3 Square kilometres | 0.2 Square kilometres | 0.5 Square kilometres | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 136 Malta 0.797 Square kilometres compare
- 137 Iraq 0.6 Square kilometres compare
- 137 Namibia 0.6 Square kilometres compare
- 139 Bahamas 0.5 Square kilometres compare
- 141 Afghanistan 0.3 Square kilometres compare
- 141 British Virgin Islands 0.3 Square kilometres
- 141 Kuwait 0.3 Square kilometres compare
- 141 United States Virgin Islands 0.3 Square kilometres 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Gambia?
- Land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture in Gambia was 0.5 Square kilometres in 2019, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 Square kilometres in 2006.
- What is the lowest land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 Square kilometres in 2017.
- How does Gambia rank for land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture?
- Gambia ranks 139th out of 152 countries with data for 2019.
- Is land use — agriculture area under organic agriculture rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: August 5, 2026 Database documentation Countries metadata