Belize vs Gambia: Annual change in forest area
Belize
-7,532 hectares
in 2025
Gambia
-6,534 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
189th
Gambia rank
186th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Belize
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -6,534 hectares against -7,532 hectares in Belize, a difference of 998 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 189th and Gambia ranks 186th of 235 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,590 hectares | -5,686 hectares | 1,904 hectares | Gambia |
| 2000s | -7,590 hectares | -5,777 hectares | 1,813 hectares | Gambia |
| 2010s | -7,538 hectares | -5,786 hectares | 1,752 hectares | Gambia |
| 2020s | -7,532 hectares | -6,409 hectares | 1,123 hectares | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Belize or Gambia?
- Gambia, at -6,534 hectares against -7,532 hectares in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Belize and Gambia?
- 998 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Gambia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Belize ranks 189th and Gambia ranks 186th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.