Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gambia
Gambia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 1,750 hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1,750 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gambia peaked at 1,770 hectares in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1,750 hectares, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 164th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,770 hectares | 1,770 hectares | 1,770 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,770 hectares | 1,770 hectares | 1,770 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,770 hectares | 1,770 hectares | 1,770 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,760 hectares | 1,750 hectares | 1,770 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 161 Marshall Islands 3,080 hectares compare
- 163 Comoros 1,760 hectares compare
- 165 Palestine 1,340 hectares compare
- 166 Belize 1,310 hectares compare
- 167 Cook Islands 1,190 hectares compare
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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gambia?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gambia was 1,750 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,770 hectares in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,750 hectares in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Gambia ranks 164th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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