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Topic 13 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Gambia: Food & Agriculture
What does a country grow, and what does it take to grow it?
Gambia is placed 180th of 184 countries on food & agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) 2 (2024); Cereal Yield 800.7 (2023).
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Food & Agriculture
180th
of 184 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 2Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), 2024Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators
- 800.7Cereal Yield, 2023Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
- 2,431Dietary Energy Supply, 2024Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
- —Agriculture Orientation Index, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Gambia on food & agriculture — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
2
Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators
Higher is better
Gambia: 2. Across the 186 countries in this edition, values run from 1.67 (Tuvalu) to 4.57 (Italy); the world median is 3.14.
- World median
- 3.14
- Best in Western Africa
- 3.43 Benin
- Land neighbours
- Senegal 3
Key 2 of 4
Cereal Yield
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
800.7
Cereal yield (kg per hectare)
Higher is better
Gambia: 800.7. Across the 179 countries in this edition, values run from 23 (Cabo Verde) to 29,147 (Oman); the world median is 3,072.
- World median
- 3,072
- Best in Western Africa
- 2,688 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Senegal 2,192
Key 3 of 4
Dietary Energy Supply
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
2,431
Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day)
Higher is better
Gambia: 2,431. Across the 155 countries in this edition, values run from 1,757 (Somalia) to 3,962 (United States); the world median is 2,982.
- World median
- 2,982
- Best in Western Africa
- 3,151 Ghana
- Land neighbours
- Senegal 2,875
Key 4 of 4
Agriculture Orientation Index
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Gambia, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 132 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Ghana) to 5.38 (Singapore); the world median is 0.305.
- World median
- 0.305
- Best in Western Africa
- 0.45 Senegal
- Land neighbours
- Senegal 0.45
02Over time
Which way Gambia is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)
Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators · higher is better
GambiaWorld median
Gambia fell from 2.57 in 2015 to 2 in 2024; the world median went from 3.14 to 3.14.
Every year’s figures
Year Gambia World median 2024 2.0 3.1 2023 2.0 3.1 2022 2.1 3.2 2021 2.3 3.1 2020 2.1 3.1 2019 2.0 3.1 2018 2.1 3.2 2017 2.1 3.1 2016 2.4 3.1 2015 2.6 3.1 Cereal Yield
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) · higher is better
GambiaWorld median
Gambia fell from 1,305 in 2000 to 800.7 in 2023; the world median went from 2,170 to 3,072.
Every year’s figures
Year Gambia World median 2023 800.7 3,072 2022 805.0 3,217 2021 1,054.1 3,003 2020 659.8 3,260 2019 450.9 3,106 2018 593.5 2,883 2017 575.3 2,984 2016 739.5 3,043 2015 893.1 3,000 2014 753.2 3,001 2013 968.9 2,970 2012 920.0 2,782 2011 879.2 2,754 2010 1,136.1 2,647 2009 1,057.7 2,653 2008 983.5 2,664 2007 805.3 2,553 2006 1,033.0 2,514 2005 1,047.4 2,512 2004 1,179.0 2,428 2003 1,207.7 2,331 2002 966.5 2,378 2001 1,292.5 2,199 2000 1,305.3 2,170 Dietary Energy Supply
Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day) · higher is better
GambiaWorld median
Gambia rose from 2,373 in 2001 to 2,431 in 2024; the world median went from 2,628 to 2,982.
Every year’s figures
Year Gambia World median 2024 2,431 2,982.0 2023 2,430 2,969.0 2022 2,407 2,962.5 2021 2,409 2,967.0 2020 2,410 2,934.0 2019 2,419 2,912.5 2018 2,450 2,893.0 2017 2,485 2,886.0 2016 2,524 2,863.0 2015 2,545 2,835.0 2014 2,561 2,844.0 2013 2,603 2,856.0 2012 2,634 2,838.0 2011 2,657 2,827.5 2010 2,642 2,808.0 2009 2,603 2,818.0 2008 2,537 2,811.0 2007 2,481 2,810.5 2006 2,423 2,772.0 2005 2,365 2,740.5 2004 2,324 2,712.5 2003 2,304 2,685.0 2002 2,326 2,667.0 2001 2,373 2,628.0 Agriculture Orientation Index
Agriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) · higher is better
GambiaWorld median
Gambia rose from 0.06 in 2001 to 0.08 in 2022; the world median went from 0.36 to 0.29.
Every year’s figures
Year Gambia World median 2024 — 0.305 2023 — 0.305 2022 0.08 0.290 2021 0.08 0.260 2020 0.12 0.255 2019 0.06 0.265 2018 0.06 0.270 2017 0.12 0.260 2016 0.09 0.285 2015 0.09 0.305 2014 0.08 0.300 2013 0.07 0.285 2012 0.07 0.330 2011 0.07 0.290 2010 0.05 0.320 2009 0.06 0.370 2008 0.06 0.390 2007 0.08 0.410 2006 0.07 0.355 2005 0.06 0.325 2004 0.06 0.320 2003 0.06 0.320 2002 0.07 0.340 2001 0.06 0.360
03In context
Gambia beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 184 countries on food & agriculture, never a place within the region.
Gambia and the countries it borders
Standing among all 184; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators | Cereal YieldCereal yield (kg per hectare) | Dietary Energy SupplyDietary energy supply (kcal per person per day) | Agriculture Orientation IndexAgriculture orientation index (1.0 = spending matches sector size) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 98th | 3 | 2,192 | 2,875 | 0.45 | |
| 180th | 2 | 800.7 | 2,431 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 184.
Placed either side on food & agriculture
The countries immediately above and below Gambia in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Gambia is ahead of the world, and behind
28 more statistics filed under food & agriculture, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Gambia does worse than the middle country measured.
Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 293829▼ Worsened since 2014
Gambia: 38 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added per WorkerWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6,7422,2186,742No real change since 2015
Gambia: 2,218 · world median 6,742 · Agricultural value added per worker (constant 2015 US$). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 210.77 to 150,632; higher is better.
Position 116th of 151 · derived.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 415641▼ Worsened since 2012
Gambia: 56 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.216.85.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Gambia: 16.8 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 33rd of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 4.917.64.9▲ Improved since 2016
Gambia: 17.6 · world median 4.9 · Population in severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 62.9; lower is better.
Position 21st of 119 · derived, 1st = worst.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.6929.14102.69▼ Worsened since 2013
Gambia: 29.14 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Legal Guarantees of Women's Equal Rights to LandFAO · 2025 · world median 313No earlier reading
Gambia: 1 · world median 3 · Level of legal guarantees of women's equal rights to land ownership and control, 1 (lowest) to 6 (highest). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 6; higher is better.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5657.941.565▼ Worsened since 2013
Gambia: 7.94 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 10th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2370.82106.23▼ Worsened since 2012
Gambia: 70.82 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 189th of 195 · derived.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.836.0784.83No real change since 2013
Gambia: 6.07 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0673.35107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Gambia: 73.35 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 193rd of 194 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0871.08106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Gambia: 71.08 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 195th of 195 · derived.
No better end16
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.57223.856.572Moved since 2015
Gambia: 23.85 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 19th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.9662.6537.96No real change since 2013
Gambia: 62.65 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 34th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.889.642.8Moved since 2012
Gambia: 89.6 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Employment in AgricultureILO · 2025 · world median 14.3827.5514.38No real change since 2015
Gambia: 27.55 · world median 14.38 · Employment in agriculture (% of total employment). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.095 to 85.34.
Position 64th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.1630.109No real change since 2013
Gambia: 0.163 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 76th of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1720.1716.17No real change since 2013
Gambia: 20.17 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,37555,13852,375No real change since 2014
Gambia: 55,138 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.6326.2737.63Moved since 2013
Gambia: 26.27 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.390.535Moved since 2013
Gambia: 0.39 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 117th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.1438.5862.14Moved since 2012
Gambia: 38.58 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 111th of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.981.73No real change since 2014
Gambia: 0.98 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 115th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Land Under Cereal ProductionFAO · 2023 · world median 689,278161,065689,278Moved since 2013
Gambia: 161,065 · world median 689,278 · Land under cereal production (hectares). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 103,715,108.
Position 126th of 179 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,6351,1738,635No real change since 2013
Gambia: 1,173 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 146th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3615.5787.36Moved since 2013
Gambia: 15.57 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 150th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8319.1457.83Moved since 2013
Gambia: 19.14 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Women's Share of Agricultural LandownersFAO · 2025 · world median 25.642.825.64No earlier reading
Gambia: 2.8 · world median 25.64 · Women's share of owners or rights-bearers of agricultural land (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.16 to 57.8.
No current reading for Gambia
Agricultural Irrigated Land, Agriculture Orientation Index (last 2022), Global Report on Food Crises (last 2022) and Organic Agricultural Area. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Food & Agriculture among Gambia’s 16 topics
Food & Agriculture is Gambia’s 16th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability4th of 1862/4 keys
- Peace & Security27th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties84th of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions86th of 1944/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality117th of 1593/3 keys
- Gender & Equality141st of 1834/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience149th of 1934/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 159th of 2004/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge168th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade157th of 1774/4 keys
- Work & Labour167th of 1824/4 keys
- Digital & Technology183rd of 1984/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital184th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 168th of 1763/4 keys
- Energy161st of 1652/3 keys
- Food & Agriculture180th of 1843/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on food & agriculture
The three countries placed highest of 184, and the leaders Gambia can most readily be measured against.
1Serbia
Southern Europe
1st of 184 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2Austria
Western Europe
2nd of 184 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
3Malta
Southern Europe
3rd of 184 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Seychelles31st2/4 keys
Highest in Western Africa
Senegal98th4/4 keys
This page
Gambia180th3/4 keys
Positions out of 184 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Gambia on food & agriculture: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Gambia rank on food & agriculture?
Gambia is placed 180th of 184 countries on Food & Agriculture in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy), Cereal Yield and Dietary Energy Supply). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) figure for Gambia?
2 in 2024 (current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3.14.
What is the latest Cereal Yield figure for Gambia?
800.7 in 2023 (cereal yield (kg per hectare)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 3,072.
How does Gambia compare with Senegal on food & agriculture?
Senegal is placed 98th of 184, and Gambia 180th. Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy): Senegal 3, Gambia 2; Cereal Yield: Senegal 2,192, Gambia 800.7; Dietary Energy Supply: Senegal 2,875, Gambia 2,431.
How have Gambia’s food & agriculture figures changed?
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) fell from 2.57 in 2015 to 2 in 2024; Cereal Yield fell from 1,305 in 2000 to 800.7 in 2023; Dietary Energy Supply rose from 2,373 in 2001 to 2,431 in 2024; Agriculture Orientation Index rose from 0.06 in 2001 to 0.08 in 2022.
Which food & agriculture statistics are missing for Gambia?
No current reading is published for Gambia on Agricultural Irrigated Land, Agriculture Orientation Index, Global Report on Food Crises and Organic Agricultural Area. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This subject is about production and land use, not about whether people are fed. Hunger, undernourishment and what a population actually eats are measured under Health & Wellbeing, and the two regularly disagree — a country can grow a great deal and still leave many people short, and one that grows little can be well fed by trade. The wider environmental cost of farming — emissions, water withdrawal, forest cover — is filed under Environment & Sustainability.
How the Food & Agriculture standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The food & agriculture method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy) — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Cereal Yield — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Dietary Energy Supply — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Agriculture Orientation Index — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 28 statistics on this page come from 3 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Gambia’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Gambia (banner) — Mishimito, CC BY 2.0
- Serbia — Lošmi derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Malta — Dirk Heldmaier derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Gambia: Food & Agriculture — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/gambia/food