Breakdown of habitable land area in Gambia
Gambia: Breakdown of habitable land area was 2,220 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Gambia, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for breakdown of habitable land area in Gambia is 2,220 hectares, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 93.0% over five years.
Gambia ranks 167th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Gambia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,150 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1,730 hectares | +50.4% |
| 2017 | 1,880 hectares | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 2,020 hectares | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 2,220 hectares | +9.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2,220 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 104,370 hectares, 2% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2,220 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Gambia?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Gambia was 2,220 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,220 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,150 hectares in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Gambia ranks 167th out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.