Country area — Area in Gambia
Gambia: Country area — Area was 1,130 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Country area — Area in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, country area — area in Gambia stood at 1,130 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area in Gambia peaked at 1,130 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 1,130 1000 ha, in 2022.
Gambia ranks 187th of 267 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Country area — Area in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,130 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,130 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,130 1000 ha | -0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,130 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 52,797 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,130 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27,420 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 1,130 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 country area — area in Gambia?
- Country area — area in Gambia was 1,130 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest country area — area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,130 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,130 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for country area — area?
- Gambia ranks 187th out of 267 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Country area — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.