Belgium vs Gambia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Belgium
22.0%
in 2025
Gambia
20.7%
in 2025
Belgium rank
149th
Gambia rank
151st
Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time
- Belgium
- Gambia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 22.0% against 20.7% in Gambia, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Belgium ranks 149th and Gambia ranks 151st of 253 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 41.0% | 18.6% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 35.4% | 13.4% | Gambia |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 28.2% | 5.5% | Gambia |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 22.3% | 0.3% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Belgium or Gambia?
- Belgium, at 22.0% against 20.7% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Belgium and Gambia?
- 1.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Gambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Gambia rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Belgium ranks 149th and Gambia ranks 151st of 253 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.