Cyprus vs Gambia: Forest area
Cyprus
171,700 hectares
in 2025
Gambia
209,470 hectares
in 2025
Cyprus rank
158th
Gambia rank
156th
Forest area over time
- Cyprus
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 209,470 hectares against 171,700 hectares in Cyprus, a difference of 37,770 hectares.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 158th and Gambia ranks 156th of 235 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 165,835 hectares | 389,143 hectares | 223,308 hectares | Gambia |
| 2000s | 172,164 hectares | 331,828 hectares | 159,665 hectares | Gambia |
| 2010s | 172,715 hectares | 273,963 hectares | 101,248 hectares | Gambia |
| 2020s | 172,120 hectares | 225,805 hectares | 53,685 hectares | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cyprus or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 209,470 hectares against 171,700 hectares in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cyprus and Gambia?
- 37,770 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Gambia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Gambia rank globally for forest area?
- Cyprus ranks 158th 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.