Gambia, The | Agricultural land (sq. km)

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of the Gambia
Records
53
Source
Gambia, The | Agricultural land (sq. km)
1960
1961 5240
1962 5250
1963 5260
1964 5270
1965 5280
1966 5290
1967 5310
1968 5310
1969 5330
1970 5340
1971 5370
1972 5420
1973 5470
1974 5740
1975 5680
1976 5670
1977 5740
1978 5810
1979 5700
1980 5630
1981 5850
1982 6060
1983 5870
1984 5730
1985 5730
1986 5820
1987 5890
1988 6040
1989 5860
1990 5860
1991 5920
1992 5580
1993 5570
1994 5570
1995 5570
1996 5570
1997 5570
1998 5520
1999 5520
2000 5520
2001 5600
2002 5170
2003 5170
2004 5200
2005 5320
2006 4950
2007 4950
2008 5520
2009 6030
2010 6150
2011 6150
2012

Gambia, The | Agricultural land (sq. km)

Agricultural land refers to the share of land area that is arable, under permanent crops, and under permanent pastures. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded. Land under permanent crops is land cultivated with crops that occupy the land for long periods and need not be replanted after each harvest, such as cocoa, coffee, and rubber. This category includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber. Permanent pasture is land used for five or more years for forage, including natural and cultivated crops.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
Republic of the Gambia
Records
53
Source