Gambia vs United Arab Emirates: Forest land — Area

Gambia
209.47 1000 ha
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
324.58 1000 ha
in 2025
Gambia rank
162nd
United Arab Emirates rank
159th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Gambia
  • United Arab Emirates
0100200300400199020072025

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 324.58 1000 ha against 209.47 1000 ha in Gambia, a difference of 115.11 1000 ha.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.5 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 162nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 159th of 231 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 389.14 1000 ha 314.86 1000 ha 74.28 1000 ha Gambia
2000s 331.83 1000 ha 317.03 1000 ha 14.8 1000 ha Gambia
2010s 273.96 1000 ha 321.06 1000 ha 47.09 1000 ha United Arab Emirates
2020s 225.8 1000 ha 323.74 1000 ha 97.94 1000 ha United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Gambia or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 324.58 1000 ha against 209.47 1000 ha in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Gambia and United Arab Emirates?
115.11 1000 ha, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and United Arab Emirates?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Gambia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for forest land — area?
Gambia ranks 162nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 159th 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.