Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia
Gambia: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 3.43 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Gambia is 3.43 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 156.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Gambia peaked at 3.43 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.75 %, in 1962.
Gambia ranks 124th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8278 % | 0.75 % | 0.89 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.926 % | 0.85 % | 1.07 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 % | 0.85 % | 1.12 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.17 % | 1.06 % | 1.23 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 % | 1.04 % | 1.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.41 % | 1.09 % | 1.79 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 % | 1.94 % | 3.43 % | 5 |
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More environment data for Gambia
- 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 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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 778 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 750 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Gambia?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Gambia was 3.43 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.43 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 % in 1962.
- How does Gambia rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Gambia ranks 124th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.0%. 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 Permanent crops — 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.