Gambia vs Libya: Forest land — Area

Gambia
209.47 1000 ha
in 2025
Libya
205.33 1000 ha
in 2025
Gambia rank
162nd
Libya rank
163rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Gambia
  • Libya
0100200300400199020072025

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 209.47 1000 ha against 205.33 1000 ha in Libya, a difference of 4.14 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 162nd and Libya ranks 163rd of 231 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 389.14 1000 ha 215.5 1000 ha 173.64 1000 ha Gambia
2000s 331.83 1000 ha 212.17 1000 ha 119.66 1000 ha Gambia
2010s 273.96 1000 ha 208.84 1000 ha 65.13 1000 ha Gambia
2020s 225.8 1000 ha 206.16 1000 ha 19.64 1000 ha Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Gambia or Libya?
Gambia, at 209.47 1000 ha against 205.33 1000 ha in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Gambia and Libya?
4.14 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Gambia ranks 162nd and Libya ranks 163rd 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.