Burundi vs Gambia: Forest area
Burundi
279,640 hectares
in 2025
Gambia
209,470 hectares
in 2025
Burundi rank
154th
Gambia rank
156th
Forest area over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
How they compare
Burundi currently reports 279,640 hectares against 209,470 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 70,170 hectares.
That makes Burundi's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Burundi ranks 154th and Gambia ranks 156th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 239,337 hectares | 389,143 hectares | 149,806 hectares | Gambia |
| 2000s | 193,940 hectares | 331,828 hectares | 137,888 hectares | Gambia |
| 2010s | 253,930 hectares | 273,963 hectares | 20,033 hectares | Gambia |
| 2020s | 279,640 hectares | 225,805 hectares | 53,835 hectares | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Burundi or Gambia?
- Burundi, at 279,640 hectares against 209,470 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Burundi and Gambia?
- 70,170 hectares, with Burundi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Gambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Burundi and Gambia rank globally for forest area?
- Burundi ranks 154th and Gambia ranks 156th 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 Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.