Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Gambia
Gambia: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 49.94 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Gambia, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, grassland — area from cci_lc in Gambia stood at 49.94 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in Gambia peaked at 51.87 1000 ha in 1998 and was at its lowest, 49.41 1000 ha, in 2009.
That places Gambia 152nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 50.76 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 50.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 50.76 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 51.41 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 51.44 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 51.66 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 51.87 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 51.55 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 51.3 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 51.04 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 51.08 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 50.91 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 49.73 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 49.63 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 49.5 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 49.5 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.43 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 49.41 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.44 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 49.76 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 49.8 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.91 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.13 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 50.14 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.09 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.09 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.94 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 49.89 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 49.96 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 49.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.94 1000 ha | -0.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 49.94 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,548 1000 ha, 1% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 49.94 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,020 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.28 1000 ha | 50.76 1000 ha | 51.87 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 50.15 1000 ha | 49.41 1000 ha | 51.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.92 1000 ha | 49.44 1000 ha | 50.14 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.96 1000 ha | 49.94 1000 ha | 49.98 1000 ha | 3 |
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from cci_lc in Gambia?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in Gambia was 49.94 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.87 1000 ha in 1998.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.41 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Gambia rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- Gambia ranks 152nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.