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Gambia: Arable land (hectares)

588,000hectares · 2024+26.5% since 2014

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. Annual figures for Gambia from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (hectares)Note
2024588,000
2023588,000
2022588,000
2021566,400
2020544,800
2019523,200
2018501,600
2017480,000
2016475,000
2015470,000
2014465,000
2013460,000
2012455,000
2011450,000
2010450,000
2009428,000
2008372,000
2007303,000
2006293,000
2005283,180
2004273,360
2003263,550
2002253,730
2001243,910
2000234,090
1999224,270
1998214,450
1997204,640
1996194,820
1995185,000
1994180,000
1993161,000
1992162,000
1991196,000
1990187,000
1989181,000
1988199,000
1987184,000
1986177,000
1985169,000
1984169,000
1983183,000
1982202,000
1981181,000
1980159,000
1979166,000
1978177,000
1977170,000
1976163,000
1975164,000
1974170,000
1973143,000
1972138,000
1971133,000
1970130,000
1969130,000
1968128,000
1967128,000
1966126,000
1965125,000
1964124,000
1963123,000
1962122,000
1961121,000

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (hectares). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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