Indicator of food price anomalies in Gambia
Gambia: Indicator of food price anomalies was 0.84 index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Indicator of food price anomalies in Gambia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.84 index for indicator of food price anomalies in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.7% on the previous year and up 746.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, indicator of food price anomalies in Gambia peaked at 2.6 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.84 index, in 2018.
Gambia ranks 12th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Indicator of food price anomalies in Gambia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.95 index | — |
| 2011 | 0.23 index | -75.8% |
| 2012 | -0.66 index | -387.0% |
| 2013 | -0.21 index | -68.2% |
| 2014 | -0.13 index | -38.1% |
| 2015 | 0.24 index | -284.6% |
| 2016 | -0.33 index | -237.5% |
| 2017 | -0.79 index | +139.4% |
| 2018 | -1.84 index | +132.9% |
| 2019 | -1.32 index | -28.3% |
| 2020 | -0.11 index | -91.7% |
| 2021 | 1.43 index | -1400.0% |
| 2022 | 1.71 index | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 2.6 index | +52.0% |
| 2024 | 0.84 index | -67.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.84 index is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.08 index, 10.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.84 index is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 index, 4.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Indicator of food price anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1400.0% | -0.11 index | 1.43 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -0.386 index | -1.84 index | 0.95 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 index | -0.11 index | 2.6 index | 5 |
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 indicator of food price anomalies in Gambia?
- Indicator of food price anomalies in Gambia was 0.84 index in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 index in 2023.
- What is the lowest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.84 index in 2018.
- How does Gambia rank for indicator of food price anomalies?
- Gambia ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is indicator of food price anomalies rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 746.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Indicator of food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index.