Rice — Production in Gambia
Gambia: Rice — Production was 55,100 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice — Production in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 55,100 t for rice — production in 2023.
That represents a change of up 23.6% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — production in Gambia peaked at 99,890 t in 2010 and was at its lowest, 11,395 t, in 2007.
Gambia ranks 75th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice — Production in Gambia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29,465 t | — |
| 1962 | 30,481 t | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 30,990 t | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 36,578 t | +18.0% |
| 1965 | 36,883 t | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 36,900 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 20,321 t | -44.9% |
| 1968 | 37,000 t | +82.1% |
| 1969 | 36,578 t | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 40,642 t | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 40,642 t | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 30,000 t | -26.2% |
| 1973 | 25,500 t | -15.0% |
| 1974 | 26,100 t | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 27,200 t | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 18,000 t | -33.8% |
| 1977 | 17,200 t | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 28,300 t | +64.5% |
| 1979 | 29,400 t | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 42,700 t | +45.2% |
| 1981 | 39,500 t | -7.5% |
| 1982 | 33,700 t | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 26,100 t | -22.6% |
| 1984 | 27,200 t | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 23,100 t | -15.1% |
| 1986 | 24,460 t | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 20,430 t | -16.5% |
| 1988 | 29,490 t | +44.3% |
| 1989 | 21,230 t | -28.0% |
| 1990 | 21,431 t | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 20,528 t | -4.2% |
| 1992 | 19,413 t | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 12,056 t | -37.9% |
| 1994 | 20,267 t | +68.1% |
| 1995 | 18,952 t | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 18,185 t | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 13,000 t | -28.5% |
| 1998 | 18,800 t | +44.6% |
| 1999 | 31,700 t | +68.6% |
| 2000 | 34,100 t | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 32,600 t | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 20,452 t | -37.3% |
| 2003 | 20,500 t | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 32,600 t | +59.0% |
| 2005 | 17,934 t | -45.0% |
| 2006 | 31,024 t | +73.0% |
| 2007 | 11,395 t | -63.3% |
| 2008 | 38,300 t | +236.1% |
| 2009 | 79,000 t | +106.3% |
| 2010 | 99,890 t | +26.4% |
| 2011 | 51,136 t | -48.8% |
| 2012 | 54,219 t | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 69,704 t | +28.6% |
| 2014 | 46,674 t | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 70,000 t | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 49,000 t | -30.0% |
| 2017 | 30,000 t | -38.8% |
| 2018 | 28,000 t | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 31,900 t | +13.9% |
| 2020 | 40,288 t | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 40,173 t | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 44,597 t | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 55,100 t | +23.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 55,100 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 212,976 t, 26% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 55,100 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,100 t, 30% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +236.1% | 11,395 t | 38,300 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,800 t | 20,321 t | 37,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 28,298 t | 17,200 t | 40,642 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,791 t | 20,430 t | 42,700 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 19,433 t | 12,056 t | 31,700 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,790 t | 11,395 t | 79,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,052 t | 28,000 t | 99,890 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,040 t | 40,173 t | 55,100 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — production in Gambia?
- Rice — production in Gambia was 55,100 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — production recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99,890 t in 2010.
- What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,395 t in 2007.
- How does Gambia rank for rice — production?
- Gambia ranks 75th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice — production rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.