Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Gambia
Gambia: Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation was -6,534 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Gambia is -6,534, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Gambia peaked at -5,686 in 1991 and was at its lowest, -6,534, in 2021.
That places Gambia 186th out of 235 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,686 | -5,686 | -5,686 | 9 |
| 2000s | -5,777 | -5,787 | -5,686 | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,786 | -5,787 | -5,786 | 10 |
| 2020s | -6,409 | -6,534 | -5,786 | 6 |
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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 domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Gambia?
- Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation in Gambia was -6,534 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was -5,686 in 1991.
- What is the lowest domestic forest change vs imported deforestation recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,534 in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for domestic forest change vs imported deforestation?
- Gambia ranks 186th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic forest change vs imported deforestation rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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