Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Gambia
Gambia: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 42.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Gambia is 42.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Gambia peaked at 42.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2000.
That places Gambia 128th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7% | — |
| 2001 | 38.6% | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 32.7% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 125 Algeria 43.5% compare
- 126 United States Virgin Islands 43.4% compare
- 127 Philippines 42.8% compare
- 129 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 42.2% compare
- 130 Brunei Darussalam 41.7% compare
- 131 Tunisia 40.2% compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -32.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -9.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Gambia?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Gambia was 42.5% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Gambia ranks 128th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).