Burundi vs Gambia: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Burundi
- Gambia
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
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.