Country area — Area, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Country area — Area, per square kilometre was 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.1116 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Country area — Area, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for country area — area, per square kilometre in Gambia is 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1116 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
Gambia ranks 17th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Country area — Area, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1116 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1016 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.101 1000 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1116 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 14 Liberia 0.1156 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 15 Bangladesh 0.1135 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 16 France 0.1125 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 18 Finland 0.1114 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 19 India 0.1106 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 20 Cayman Islands 0.11 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Country area — area, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1117 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1116 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for country area — area, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is country area — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Country area — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.