Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre was 0.1188 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.1188 1000 USD per square kilometre for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 147.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.1601 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Gambia 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 1000 USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0061 1000 USD per square kilometre | +87.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | -56.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | +140.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0059 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +41.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0052 1000 USD per square kilometre | -37.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | +113.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0094 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0134 1000 USD per square kilometre | +40.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0096 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.7% |
| 1975 | 0.017 1000 USD per square kilometre | +77.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0182 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0897 1000 USD per square kilometre | +603.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0692 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0741 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0791 1000 USD per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.082 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.084 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 0.086 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0889 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0939 1000 USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0958 1000 USD per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0919 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0949 1000 USD per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 0.1505 1000 USD per square kilometre | +58.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1505 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1505 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1505 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1505 1000 USD per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0756 1000 USD per square kilometre | -49.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0709 1000 USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0958 1000 USD per square kilometre | +35.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1189 1000 USD per square kilometre | +24.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0927 1000 USD per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1374 1000 USD per square kilometre | +48.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0985 1000 USD per square kilometre | -28.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0821 1000 USD per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0937 1000 USD per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1053 1000 USD per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2005 | 0.117 1000 USD per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1286 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0673 1000 USD per square kilometre | -47.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1058 1000 USD per square kilometre | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0893 1000 USD per square kilometre | -15.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0728 1000 USD per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0703 1000 USD per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0412 1000 USD per square kilometre | -41.4% |
| 2013 | 0.048 1000 USD per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0366 1000 USD per square kilometre | -23.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0351 1000 USD per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.062 1000 USD per square kilometre | +76.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 1000 USD per square kilometre | -52.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0394 1000 USD per square kilometre | +34.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0421 1000 USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0743 1000 USD per square kilometre | +76.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1601 1000 USD per square kilometre | +115.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1086 1000 USD per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1188 1000 USD per square kilometre | +9.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1188 1000 USD per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0441 1000 USD per square kilometre, 2.7× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1188 1000 USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre, 82% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +603.9% | 0.0127 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0897 1000 USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0065 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0112 1000 USD per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0258 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0087 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0897 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0871 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0741 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0958 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1206 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0709 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1505 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1025 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0673 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1374 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0477 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0294 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0728 1000 USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1155 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0743 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1601 1000 USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 137 Senegal 0.1477 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 138 Ethiopia 0.1452 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 139 China 0.1416 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 141 Kazakhstan 0.1117 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 142 Oman 0.1044 1000 USD per square kilometre compare
- 143 Iraq 0.078 1000 USD per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.1188 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1601 1000 USD per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0027 1000 USD per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 140th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is pesticides (total) — import value, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 147.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Pesticides (total) — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Pesticides (total) — Import value ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Pesticides (total) — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Pesticides (total) — Import value divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.