Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia
Gambia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land was 20.24 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 20.24 % for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Gambia peaked at 62.67 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 20.24 %, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 160th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.67 % | — |
| 1962 | 62.48 % | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 62.29 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 62.1 % | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 61.82 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 61.64 % | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 61.28 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 61.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 60.92 % | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 60.92 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 60.38 % | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 59.52 % | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 58.67 % | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 54.44 % | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 55.31 % | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 55.38 % | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 54.37 % | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 53.45 % | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 55.01 % | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 56.01 % | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 52.87 % | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 50.22 % | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 52.64 % | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 54.58 % | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 54.47 % | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 53.35 % | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 52.4 % | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 50.49 % | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 52.8 % | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 52.02 % | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 50.83 % | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 55.45 % | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 55.59 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 52.89 % | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 50.99 % | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 49.61 % | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 47.87 % | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 46.57 % | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 45.12 % | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 43.67 % | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 42.48 % | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 41.52 % | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 40.39 % | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 38.64 % | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 37.76 % | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.9 % | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 36.08 % | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 31.36 % | -13.1% |
| 2009 | 28.27 % | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 27.19 % | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 27.01 % | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 26.72 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.3 % | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 25.75 % | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 25.53 % | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 25.23 % | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.99 % | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 23.76 % | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 22.58 % | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 21.83 % | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 21.15 % | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 20.48 % | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 20.27 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 20.24 % | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.83 % | 60.92 % | 62.67 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.75 % | 53.45 % | 60.92 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.98 % | 50.22 % | 56.01 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.69 % | 45.12 % | 55.59 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.71 % | 28.27 % | 43.67 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.51 % | 22.58 % | 27.19 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.79 % | 20.24 % | 21.83 % | 5 |
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- 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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -35.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -15.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Gambia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land in Gambia was 20.24 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.67 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.24 % in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land?
- Gambia ranks 160th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. 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 Permanent meadows and pastures — 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.