Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Gambia
Gambia: Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate was 22.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Gambia, 1998–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Gambia stood at 22.0%.
That represents a change of down 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Gambia peaked at 78.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 17.1%, in 2015.
That places Gambia 21st out of 118 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 78.0% | — |
| 2003 | 55.2% | -29.3% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 17.1% | -50.1% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | +28.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 22.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 42.1%, 52% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 22.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 17.1% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More poverty & inequality data for Gambia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 800.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -0.5342 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.46 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Gambia?
- Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate in Gambia was 22.0% in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.1% in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate?
- Gambia ranks 21st out of 118 countries with data for 2020.
- Is cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.