Gambia vs Syria: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Gambia

14.91 hectares

in 2024

Syria

16.1 hectares

in 2024

Gambia rank

145th

Syria rank

142nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Syria currently reports 16.1 hectares against 14.91 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 1.19 hectares.

That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Syria ahead.

Gambia ranks 145th and Syria ranks 142nd of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.