Gambia Arable Land 1961-2023
Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.
- Gambia arable land for 2020 was 440,000, a 0% increase from 2019.
- Gambia arable land for 2019 was 440,000, a 0% increase from 2018.
- Gambia arable land for 2018 was 440,000, a 0% increase from 2017.
- Gambia arable land for 2017 was 440,000, a 0% increase from 2016.
| Similar Country Ranking |
| Country Name |
Hectares |
| Niger |
17,700,000 |
| Ethiopia |
16,195,100 |
| Tanzania |
13,502,500 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |
13,477,000 |
| Afghanistan |
7,829,000 |
| Uganda |
6,900,000 |
| Mali |
6,411,000 |
| Burkina Faso |
6,000,000 |
| Mozambique |
5,650,000 |
| Chad |
5,200,000 |
| Syrian Arab Republic |
4,662,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
4,000,000 |
| Malawi |
3,600,000 |
| Senegal |
3,200,000 |
| Guinea |
3,100,000 |
| Madagascar |
3,000,000 |
| Benin |
2,800,000 |
| Togo |
2,650,000 |
| South Sudan |
2,394,700 |
| North Korea |
2,280,000 |
| Nepal |
2,113,700 |
| Central African Republic |
1,800,000 |
| Sierra Leone |
1,584,000 |
| Burundi |
1,200,000 |
| Yemen |
1,158,000 |
| Rwanda |
1,151,700 |
| Somalia |
1,100,000 |
| Haiti |
1,070,000 |
| Tajikistan |
839,400 |
| Eritrea |
690,000 |
| Liberia |
500,000 |
| Gambia |
440,000 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
300,000 |
| Comoros |
66,000 |
| Gambia Arable Land - Historical Data |
| Year |
Hectares |
Per Capita |
Percent |
| 2020 |
440,000 |
0.17 |
43.48% |
| 2019 |
440,000 |
0.18 |
43.48% |
| 2018 |
440,000 |
0.18 |
43.48% |
| 2017 |
440,000 |
0.18 |
43.48% |
| 2016 |
440,000 |
0.19 |
43.48% |
| 2015 |
440,000 |
0.20 |
43.48% |
| 2014 |
440,000 |
0.20 |
43.48% |
| 2013 |
440,000 |
0.21 |
43.48% |
| 2012 |
440,000 |
0.21 |
43.48% |
| 2011 |
450,000 |
0.23 |
44.47% |
| 2010 |
450,000 |
0.23 |
44.47% |
| 2009 |
428,000 |
0.23 |
42.29% |
| 2008 |
372,000 |
0.20 |
36.76% |
| 2007 |
303,000 |
0.17 |
29.94% |
| 2006 |
293,000 |
0.17 |
28.95% |
| 2005 |
325,000 |
0.20 |
32.11% |
| 2004 |
310,000 |
0.19 |
30.63% |
| 2003 |
300,000 |
0.19 |
29.64% |
| 2002 |
280,000 |
0.18 |
27.67% |
| 2001 |
300,000 |
0.20 |
29.64% |
| 2000 |
280,000 |
0.19 |
27.67% |
| 1999 |
240,000 |
0.17 |
23.72% |
| 1998 |
200,000 |
0.15 |
19.76% |
| 1997 |
205,000 |
0.16 |
20.26% |
| 1996 |
190,000 |
0.15 |
18.77% |
| 1995 |
185,000 |
0.15 |
18.28% |
| 1994 |
180,000 |
0.15 |
17.79% |
| 1993 |
161,000 |
0.14 |
15.91% |
| 1992 |
162,000 |
0.14 |
16.01% |
| 1991 |
196,000 |
0.18 |
19.37% |
| 1990 |
187,000 |
0.18 |
18.48% |
| 1989 |
181,000 |
0.18 |
17.89% |
| 1988 |
199,000 |
0.21 |
19.66% |
| 1987 |
184,000 |
0.20 |
18.18% |
| 1986 |
177,000 |
0.20 |
17.49% |
| 1985 |
169,000 |
0.20 |
16.70% |
| 1984 |
169,000 |
0.20 |
16.70% |
| 1983 |
183,000 |
0.23 |
18.08% |
| 1982 |
202,000 |
0.26 |
19.96% |
| 1981 |
181,000 |
0.24 |
17.89% |
| 1980 |
159,000 |
0.22 |
15.71% |
| 1979 |
166,000 |
0.24 |
16.40% |
| 1978 |
177,000 |
0.26 |
17.49% |
| 1977 |
170,000 |
0.26 |
16.80% |
| 1976 |
163,000 |
0.26 |
16.11% |
| 1975 |
164,000 |
0.27 |
16.21% |
| 1974 |
170,000 |
0.29 |
16.80% |
| 1973 |
143,000 |
0.25 |
14.13% |
| 1972 |
138,000 |
0.25 |
13.64% |
| 1971 |
133,000 |
0.24 |
13.14% |
| 1970 |
130,000 |
0.25 |
12.85% |
| 1969 |
130,000 |
0.25 |
12.85% |
| 1968 |
128,000 |
0.26 |
12.65% |
| 1967 |
128,000 |
0.26 |
12.65% |
| 1966 |
126,000 |
0.27 |
12.45% |
| 1965 |
125,000 |
0.27 |
12.35% |
| 1964 |
124,000 |
0.28 |
12.25% |
| 1963 |
123,000 |
0.28 |
12.15% |
| 1962 |
122,000 |
0.29 |
12.06% |
| 1961 |
121,000 |
0.29 |
11.96% |
