FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Gambia

According to FAOSTAT, the Gambia produced 124,841 t of cereals, 13,609 t of vegetables, 9,951 t of fruit, 8,278 t of meat and 52,822 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were groundnuts (52,642 t), rice (52,548 t) and millet (40,330 t).

Products recorded: 41
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 1; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in cashew nuts (+558%), followed by sesame seed (+80%).

Livestock numbers: 309,195 cattle, 25,243 pigs, 190,879 sheep and 350,728 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All cereals	124,841	139	0%	−28%
All milk	52,822	135	0.01%	−32%
All tree nuts	36,017	46	0.2%	+558%
All vegetables	13,609	164	0%	+7.5%
All roots and tubers	12,212	161	0%	−1.4%
All fruit	9,951	171	0%	+5.9%
All meat	8,278	167	0%	−6.8%
All pulses	2,881	144	0%	+13%
All eggs	1,002	153	0%	+2.2%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Cow milk	52,822	131	0.01%	−32%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	52,642	39	0.09%	−35%
Rice (paddy)	52,548	83	0.01%	+13%
Millet	40,330	31	0.13%	−48%
Cashew nuts, in shell	36,017	17	0.85%	+558%
Oil palm fruit	35,076	39	0.01%	0.0%
Maize	25,817	121	0%	−15%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	13,609	126	0%	+7.5%
Cassava	12,212	67	0%	−1.4%
Groundnut oil	10,400	38	0.16%	−45%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	8,489	90	0.02%	+6.0%
Sorghum	5,456	78	0.01%	−73%
Palm oil	4,162	41	0.01%	+41%
Cow peas, dry	2,881	30	0.03%	—
Beef (cattle meat)	2,577	149	0%	−36%
Palm kernels	2,476	39	0.01%	+0.4%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	1,581	43	0.08%	+14%
Mangoes and guavas	1,462	78	0%	+5.3%
Sesame seed	1,404	55	0.02%	+80%
Chicken meat	1,360	162	0%	−28%
Pork (pig meat)	1,100	138	0%	+273%
Hen eggs	1,002	153	0%	+2.2%
Goat meat	906	105	0.01%	−13%
Sheep meat	754	129	0.01%	+243%
Fonio	690	9	0.1%	+74%
Seed cotton	532	72	0%	−3.3%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	495	121	0.01%	−36%
Tea, packed	489	72	0.01%	−46%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	299	125	0%	−36%
Cotton seed	275	74	0%	−3.2%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	218	90	0.01%	−13%
Cotton lint	181	74	0%	−3.2%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	181	99	0.01%	+242%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	116	97	0.01%	−13%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	96	113	0%	+243%
Cattle fat, unrendered	77	124	0%	−37%
Fat of pigs	69	113	0%	+283%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	55	117	0%	+267%
Sheep fat, unrendered	27	109	0%	+238%
Goat fat, unrendered	25	96	0.01%	−14%
Buttermilk, dry	4	126	0%	−43%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	1,310,000	147	0%	−8.6%
Goats	350,728	98	0.03%	−2.5%
Cattle	309,195	134	0.02%	−36%
Sheep	190,879	122	0.01%	+259%
Asses	70,247	34	0.13%	+17%
Horses	28,573	77	0.05%	+522%
Pigs	25,243	139	0%	+208%

Gambia among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Gambia, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Gambia had 2.8 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Cow milk	19.1	97.7	0.2×
Groundnuts (peanuts)	19.1	7.05	2.7×
Rice (paddy)	19.0	100	0.2×
Millet	14.6	3.78	3.9×
Cashew nuts, in shell	13.0	0.52	25.1×
Oil palm fruit	12.7	51.3	0.2×
Maize	9.35	149	0.1×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	4.93	34.5	0.1×
Cassava	4.42	41.9	0.1×
Groundnut oil	3.77	0.79	4.8×
Other fruits, n.e.c.	3.08	4.81	0.6×
Sorghum	1.98	7.87	0.3×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Gambia reported exports of 21 and imports of 88 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Groundnuts, excluding shelled	47,340	USD 15.4 m	0.33	3 of 95
Cashew nuts, in shell	26,593	USD 1.3 m	0.05	13 of 54
Sesame seed	5,453	USD 616,000	0.11	29 of 124
Other tropical fruits, n.e.c.	1,111	USD 609,000	0.55	17 of 54
Sugar beet	70	USD 383,000	5.47	22 of 34
Oil of linseed	714	USD 330,000	0.46	21 of 79
Cotton seed	390	USD 72,000	0.18	27 of 53
Artichokes	94	USD 58,000	0.62	12 of 36
Tea leaves	131	USD 42,000	0.32	82 of 143
Potatoes	92	USD 34,000	0.37	98 of 124

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Wheat	103,832	USD 29.5 m	0.28	113 of 176
Oil of linseed	42,748	USD 20.8 m	0.49	1 of 153
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	55,080	USD 18.1 m	0.33	60 of 189
Onions and shallots, green	23,242	USD 4.1 m	0.18	4 of 70
Hen eggs in shell, fresh	5,041	USD 2.9 m	0.57	52 of 184
Potatoes	8,472	USD 1.8 m	0.22	103 of 183
Raw milk of cattle	3,980	USD 1.8 m	0.44	84 of 188
Tea leaves	3,965	USD 1.7 m	0.44	60 of 191
Skim milk and whey powder	2,395	USD 1.6 m	0.68	88 of 192
Palm oil	3,619	USD 1.6 m	0.44	132 of 191

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Gambia?

By volume, the largest products of Gambia in 2024 were cow milk (52,822 t), groundnuts (peanuts) (52,642 t), rice (paddy) (52,548 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Gambia the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 9th, for fonio.

How much cow milk does Gambia produce per person?

About 19.1 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 97.7 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Gambia export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were groundnuts, excluding shelled (USD 15.4 m), cashew nuts, in shell (USD 1.3 m), sesame seed (USD 616,000), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Gambia import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were wheat (USD 29.5 m), oil of linseed (USD 20.8 m), meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 18.1 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.