Gambia vs Guinea: Forest land — Share in Land area
Forest land — Share in Land area over time
- Gambia
- Guinea
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 21.34 % against 20.04 % in Guinea, a difference of 1.3 %.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 128th and Guinea ranks 129th of 210 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.45 % | 28.08 % | 10.37 % | Gambia |
| 2000s | 32.79 % | 25.36 % | 7.43 % | Gambia |
| 2010s | 27.07 % | 22.63 % | 4.44 % | Gambia |
| 2020s | 22.64 % | 20.59 % | 2.05 % | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Gambia or Guinea?
- Gambia, at 21.34 % against 20.04 % in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Gambia and Guinea?
- 1.3 %, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Guinea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Guinea rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
- Gambia ranks 128th and Guinea ranks 129th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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.