Average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Gambia
Gambia: Average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines was 16.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 16.63 for average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Gambia peaked at 22.3 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.79, in 1990.
That places Gambia 191st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.43 | — |
| 1962 | 15.02 | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 14.61 | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 14.42 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 14 | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 13.53 | -3.4% |
| 1967 | 13.04 | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 15.11 | +15.8% |
| 1969 | 14.8 | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 14.3 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 13.95 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 13.76 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 13.57 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 14.99 | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 16.09 | +7.3% |
| 1976 | 16.34 | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 14.78 | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 13.97 | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 13.59 | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 13.28 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 12.93 | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 12.47 | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 12.25 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 11.45 | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 11.33 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 10.88 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 10.46 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 10.02 | -4.2% |
| 1989 | 9.59 | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 7.79 | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 8.32 | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 8.34 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 8.97 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 8.94 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 11.55 | +29.2% |
| 1996 | 11.45 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 11.51 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 11.67 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 17.8 | +52.5% |
| 2000 | 14.79 | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 13.19 | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 16.91 | +28.2% |
| 2003 | 12.11 | -28.4% |
| 2004 | 12.7 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 12.09 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 12.31 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 15.11 | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 15.96 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 17.61 | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 15.07 | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 20.17 | +33.8% |
| 2012 | 17.02 | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 15.59 | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 12.88 | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 12.96 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 14.93 | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 20.22 | +35.4% |
| 2018 | 22.3 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 16 | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 13.86 | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 15.18 | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 16.8 | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 16.63 | -1.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 16.63 is below the median for low income countries, which is 127.22, 13% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 16.63 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 142.4, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +52.5% | 11.67 | 17.8 |
| 2017 | +35.4% | 14.93 | 20.22 |
| 2011 | +33.8% | 15.07 | 20.17 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.44 | 13.04 | 15.43 | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.53 | 13.57 | 16.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.47 | 9.59 | 13.28 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.63 | 7.79 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.28 | 12.09 | 17.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.71 | 12.88 | 22.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.62 | 13.86 | 16.8 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Gambia?
- Average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines in Gambia was 16.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.3 in 2018.
- What is the lowest average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.79 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines?
- Gambia ranks 191st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average per capita fruit intake vs minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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