Annual deforestation in Gambia
Gambia: Annual deforestation was 6,930 hectares per year in 2020. ▲ Rising
Annual deforestation in Gambia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 6,930 hectares per year for annual deforestation in 2020. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Gambia peaked at 6,930 hectares per year in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5,690 hectares per year, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 45th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,690 hectares per year | 5,690 hectares per year | 5,690 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,790 hectares per year | 5,790 hectares per year | 5,790 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 5,790 hectares per year | 5,790 hectares per year | 5,790 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 6,930 hectares per year | 6,930 hectares per year | 6,930 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.6737 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5387 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0956 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Gambia?
- Annual deforestation in Gambia was 6,930 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual deforestation recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,930 hectares per year in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,690 hectares per year in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for annual deforestation?
- Gambia ranks 45th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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