Burundi vs Gambia: Forest land — Area

Burundi
279.64 1000 ha
in 2025
Gambia
209.47 1000 ha
in 2025
Burundi rank
160th
Gambia rank
162nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Burundi
  • Gambia
0100200300400199020072025

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 279.64 1000 ha against 209.47 1000 ha in Gambia, a difference of 70.17 1000 ha.

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 160th and Gambia ranks 162nd of 231 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 239.34 1000 ha 389.14 1000 ha 149.81 1000 ha Gambia
2000s 193.94 1000 ha 331.83 1000 ha 137.89 1000 ha Gambia
2010s 253.93 1000 ha 273.96 1000 ha 20.03 1000 ha Gambia
2020s 279.64 1000 ha 225.8 1000 ha 53.84 1000 ha Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Burundi or Gambia?
Burundi, at 279.64 1000 ha against 209.47 1000 ha in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Burundi and Gambia?
70.17 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Burundi ranks 160th and Gambia ranks 162nd of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.