Oil palm fruit yields in Gambia
Gambia: Oil palm fruit yields was 9.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
9.98 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
29th
of 44 countries
All-time high
10 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
All-time low
9.21 tonnes per hectare
in 1980
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Oil palm fruit yields in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 9.98 tonnes per hectare for oil palm fruit yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil palm fruit yields in Gambia peaked at 10 tonnes per hectare in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9.21 tonnes per hectare, in 1980.
That places Gambia 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Oil palm fruit yields in Gambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 9.21 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 9.21 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 10 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 9.98 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.64 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 9.98 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.89 tonnes per hectare, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.84 tonnes per hectare | 9.21 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | 9.98 tonnes per hectare | 9.99 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More energy & mining data for Gambia
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 31.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is oil palm fruit yields in Gambia?
- Oil palm fruit yields in Gambia was 9.98 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- What is the lowest oil palm fruit yields recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 tonnes per hectare in 1980.
- How does Gambia rank for oil palm fruit yields?
- Gambia ranks 29th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil palm fruit yields rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Oil palm fruit yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.