Gambia vs Libya: Forest area
Gambia
209,470 hectares
in 2025
Libya
205,330 hectares
in 2025
Gambia rank
156th
Libya rank
157th
Forest area over time
- Gambia
- Libya
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 209,470 hectares against 205,330 hectares in Libya, a difference of 4,140 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 156th and Libya ranks 157th of 235 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 389,143 hectares | 215,502 hectares | 173,642 hectares | Gambia |
| 2000s | 331,828 hectares | 212,172 hectares | 119,657 hectares | Gambia |
| 2010s | 273,963 hectares | 208,837 hectares | 65,126 hectares | Gambia |
| 2020s | 225,805 hectares | 206,165 hectares | 19,640 hectares | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Gambia or Libya?
- Gambia, at 209,470 hectares against 205,330 hectares in Libya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Gambia and Libya?
- 4,140 hectares, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Libya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Libya rank globally for forest area?
- Gambia ranks 156th and Libya ranks 157th 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.