Gambia Arable Land 1961-2024

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 2021 was 440,000, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • 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.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Hectares
Niger 17,700,000
Ethiopia 16,314,000
Democratic Republic of Congo 13,680,000
Tanzania 13,502,500
Mali 8,341,000
Afghanistan 7,829,000
Uganda 6,900,000
Burkina Faso 6,100,000
Mozambique 5,650,000
Chad 5,300,000
Syrian Arab Republic 4,660,617
Malawi 4,000,000
Zimbabwe 4,000,000
Senegal 3,830,000
Guinea 3,100,000
Madagascar 3,000,000
Benin 2,800,000
Togo 2,650,000
South Sudan 2,394,700
North Korea 2,295,000
Nepal 2,113,700
Central African Republic 1,800,000
Sierra Leone 1,584,000
Burundi 1,270,000
Rwanda 1,268,400
Yemen 1,158,000
Somalia 1,100,000
Haiti 1,005,000
Tajikistan 838,000
Eritrea 690,000
Liberia 500,000
Gambia 440,000
Guinea-Bissau 300,000
Comoros 65,000
Gambia Arable Land - Historical Data
Year Hectares Per Capita Percent
2021 440,000 0.17 43.48%
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 450,000 0.19 44.47%
2015 450,000 0.20 44.47%
2014 450,000 0.21 44.47%
2013 450,000 0.21 44.47%
2012 450,000 0.22 44.47%
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 283,000 0.17 27.96%
2004 273,000 0.17 26.98%
2003 264,000 0.17 26.09%
2002 254,000 0.17 25.10%
2001 244,000 0.16 24.11%
2000 234,000 0.16 23.12%
1999 225,000 0.16 22.23%
1998 215,000 0.16 21.25%
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%