Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Gambia
Gambia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported was -6,534 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Gambia is -6,534 hectares, 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, change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Gambia peaked at -5,686 hectares in 1991 and was at its lowest, -6,534 hectares, 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.
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported in Gambia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5,686 hectares | — |
| 1992 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -5,686 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -5,787 hectares | +1.8% |
| 2002 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2006 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2007 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2008 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2009 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2010 | -5,787 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2011 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2013 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2014 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2015 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2016 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2018 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2019 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2020 | -5,786 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -6,534 hectares | +12.9% |
| 2022 | -6,534 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2023 | -6,534 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2024 | -6,534 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2025 | -6,534 hectares | -0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -6,534 hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is -19,726 hectares, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -6,534 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -7,546 hectares, 87% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,686 hectares | -5,686 hectares | -5,686 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -5,777 hectares | -5,787 hectares | -5,686 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -5,786 hectares | -5,787 hectares | -5,786 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -6,409 hectares | -6,534 hectares | -5,786 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Gambia?
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods in Gambia was -6,534 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was -5,686 hectares in 1991.
- What is the lowest change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,534 hectares in 2021.
- How does Gambia rank for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Gambia ranks 186th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.