Change forest area share total in Gambia
Gambia: Change forest area share total was -3.12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
-3.12
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
225th
of 228 countries
All-time high
-1.39
in 1991
All-time low
-3.12
in 2025
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Change forest area share total in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded -3.12 for change forest area share total in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Gambia peaked at -1.39 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -3.12, in 2025.
That places Gambia 225th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.39 | — |
| 1992 | -1.41 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | -1.43 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | -1.45 | +1.5% |
| 1995 | -1.47 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | -1.49 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | -1.52 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | -1.54 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | -1.56 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | -1.59 | +1.6% |
| 2001 | -1.64 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | -1.67 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | -1.7 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | -1.73 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | -1.76 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | -1.79 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | -1.82 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | -1.86 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | -1.89 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | -1.93 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | -1.97 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | -2.01 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | -2.05 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | -2.09 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | -2.13 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | -2.18 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | -2.23 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | -2.28 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | -2.33 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | -2.39 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | -2.77 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | -2.85 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | -2.94 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | -3.02 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | -3.12 | +3.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -3.12 is below the median for low income countries, which is -0.4663, 6.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -3.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 9.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.47 | -1.56 | -1.39 | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.75 | -1.89 | -1.59 | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.12 | -2.33 | -1.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.85 | -3.12 | -2.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 222 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -2 compare
- 223 Malawi -2.07 compare
- 224 Cote d'Ivoire -2.14 compare
- 226 Chad -3.54 compare
- 227 Burkina Faso -3.7 compare
- 228 Cambodia -4.87 compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.48 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Gambia?
- Change forest area share total in Gambia was -3.12 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.39 in 1991.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.12 in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for change forest area share total?
- Gambia ranks 225th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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