Grassland — Area from MODIS in Gambia
Gambia: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 476.07 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Gambia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Gambia stood at 476.07 1000 ha.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Gambia peaked at 583.48 1000 ha in 2013 and was at its lowest, 463.48 1000 ha, in 2022.
Gambia ranks 118th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 483.07 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 532.13 1000 ha | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 465.54 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 472.53 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 467.74 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 507.45 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 508.66 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 518.47 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 547.85 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 548.66 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 581.38 1000 ha | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 569.77 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 583.48 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 576.19 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 521.93 1000 ha | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 509.39 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 506.32 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 507.72 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 515.11 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 508.32 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 500.3 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 463.48 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 475.2 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 476.07 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 476.07 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 12,651 1000 ha, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 476.07 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,642 1000 ha, 10% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500.38 1000 ha | 465.54 1000 ha | 547.85 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 542 1000 ha | 506.32 1000 ha | 583.48 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 484.67 1000 ha | 463.48 1000 ha | 508.32 1000 ha | 5 |
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 modis in Gambia?
- Grassland — area from modis in Gambia was 476.07 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 583.48 1000 ha in 2013.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 463.48 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Gambia ranks 118th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. 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 MODIS. 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.