Agriculture & Rural in Gambia

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Gambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% 2024 down 97.7% 84th
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% 2024 down 67.8% 183rd
Rural population 35.0% 2025 down 14.1% 109th
Rural population growth 0.3% 2025 down 76.9% 96th
Rural population 988,057 2025 up 9.0% 129th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.8% 2025 up 7.4% 25th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 618.52 million current US$ 2025 up 102.1% 149th
Land under cereal production 161,065 hectares 2023 down 31.4% 125th
Cereal yield 800.7 kg per hectare 2023 down 17.4% 170th
Cereal production 128,972 metric tons 2023 down 43.3% 142nd
Fertilizer consumption 15.57 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2023 up 3,751.0% 155th
Land area 10,120 sq. km 2023 unchanged 162nd
Agricultural land 6,340 sq. km 2023 down 1.6% 145th
Agricultural land 62.6% 2023 down 1.6% 34th
Arable land 440,000 hectares 2023 down 2.2% 127th
Permanent cropland 0.7% 2023 unchanged 133rd
Arable land 43.5% 2023 down 2.2% 10th
Arable land 0.1631 hectares per person 2023 down 23.8% 76th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 38.9% 2025 down 0.8% 43rd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 16.8% 2025 down 27.0% 93rd
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 27.6% 2025 down 9.9% 66th
Average precipitation in depth 836 mm per year 2022 unchanged 104th
Crop production index 70.82 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 46.1% 189th
Food production index 71.08 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 40.7% 195th
Livestock production index 73.35 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 23.0% 193rd
Forest area 22.3% 2023 down 20.3% 128th
Forest area 2,255 sq. km 2023 down 20.3% 154th
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 38.6% 2022 unchanged 114th
Surface area 11,300 sq. km 2023 unchanged 162nd
Access to electricity, rural 39.2% 2024 up 41.0% 188th