Grazing land use over the long term in Gambia
Gambia: Grazing land use over the long term was 187,000 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
187,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
141st
of 202 countries
All-time high
400,000
in 1960
All-time low
24,680
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Gambia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 187,000 for grazing land use over the long term in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Gambia peaked at 400,000 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 24,680, in 1000.
Gambia ranks 141st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 24,680 | — |
| 1100 | 27,207 | +10.2% |
| 1200 | 29,862 | +9.8% |
| 1300 | 32,592 | +9.1% |
| 1400 | 35,311 | +8.3% |
| 1500 | 37,867 | +7.2% |
| 1600 | 40,001 | +5.6% |
| 1700 | 41,230 | +3.1% |
| 1710 | 61,087 | +48.2% |
| 1720 | 79,023 | +29.4% |
| 1730 | 96,444 | +22.0% |
| 1740 | 113,326 | +17.5% |
| 1750 | 129,648 | +14.4% |
| 1760 | 145,382 | +12.1% |
| 1770 | 160,498 | +10.4% |
| 1780 | 174,965 | +9.0% |
| 1790 | 188,745 | +7.9% |
| 1800 | 201,799 | +6.9% |
| 1810 | 214,078 | +6.1% |
| 1820 | 225,530 | +5.3% |
| 1830 | 236,094 | +4.7% |
| 1840 | 245,697 | +4.1% |
| 1850 | 254,255 | +3.5% |
| 1860 | 262,553 | +3.3% |
| 1870 | 270,442 | +3.0% |
| 1880 | 286,123 | +5.8% |
| 1890 | 301,601 | +5.4% |
| 1900 | 310,238 | +2.9% |
| 1910 | 317,241 | +2.3% |
| 1920 | 318,670 | +0.5% |
| 1930 | 346,080 | +8.6% |
| 1940 | 366,039 | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 348,620 | -4.8% |
| 1951 | 345,684 | -0.8% |
| 1952 | 345,959 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 349,249 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 355,142 | +1.7% |
| 1955 | 363,030 | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 372,117 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 381,403 | +2.5% |
| 1958 | 389,834 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 396,316 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 400,000 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 400,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 398,000 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 396,000 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 394,000 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 392,000 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 390,000 | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 381,000 | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 381,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 381,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 372,000 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 367,000 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 362,000 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 347,000 | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 347,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 337,000 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 267,000 | -20.8% |
| 2001 | 235,000 | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 232,000 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 202,000 | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 200,000 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 197,000 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 197,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 187,000 | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 187,000 | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 187,000 is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.53 million, 2% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 187,000 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.45 million, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grazing land use over the long term in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1710 | +48.2% | 41,230 | 61,087 |
| 1720 | +29.4% | 61,087 | 79,023 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 24,680 | 24,680 | 24,680 | 1 |
| 1100s | 27,207 | 27,207 | 27,207 | 1 |
| 1200s | 29,862 | 29,862 | 29,862 | 1 |
| 1300s | 32,592 | 32,592 | 32,592 | 1 |
| 1400s | 35,311 | 35,311 | 35,311 | 1 |
| 1500s | 37,867 | 37,867 | 37,867 | 1 |
| 1600s | 40,001 | 40,001 | 40,001 | 1 |
| 1700s | 41,230 | 41,230 | 41,230 | 1 |
| 1710s | 61,087 | 61,087 | 61,087 | 1 |
| 1720s | 79,023 | 79,023 | 79,023 | 1 |
| 1730s | 96,444 | 96,444 | 96,444 | 1 |
| 1740s | 113,326 | 113,326 | 113,326 | 1 |
| 1750s | 129,648 | 129,648 | 129,648 | 1 |
| 1760s | 145,382 | 145,382 | 145,382 | 1 |
| 1770s | 160,498 | 160,498 | 160,498 | 1 |
| 1780s | 174,965 | 174,965 | 174,965 | 1 |
| 1790s | 188,745 | 188,745 | 188,745 | 1 |
| 1800s | 201,799 | 201,799 | 201,799 | 1 |
| 1810s | 214,078 | 214,078 | 214,078 | 1 |
| 1820s | 225,530 | 225,530 | 225,530 | 1 |
| 1830s | 236,094 | 236,094 | 236,094 | 1 |
| 1840s | 245,697 | 245,697 | 245,697 | 1 |
| 1850s | 254,255 | 254,255 | 254,255 | 1 |
| 1860s | 262,553 | 262,553 | 262,553 | 1 |
| 1870s | 270,442 | 270,442 | 270,442 | 1 |
| 1880s | 286,123 | 286,123 | 286,123 | 1 |
| 1890s | 301,601 | 301,601 | 301,601 | 1 |
| 1900s | 310,238 | 310,238 | 310,238 | 1 |
| 1910s | 317,241 | 317,241 | 317,241 | 1 |
| 1920s | 318,670 | 318,670 | 318,670 | 1 |
| 1930s | 346,080 | 346,080 | 346,080 | 1 |
| 1940s | 366,039 | 366,039 | 366,039 | 1 |
| 1950s | 364,735 | 345,684 | 396,316 | 10 |
| 1960s | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 398,000 | 392,000 | 400,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 366,500 | 337,000 | 390,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 209,100 | 187,000 | 267,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 187,000 | 187,000 | 187,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 187,000 | 187,000 | 187,000 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 138 Denmark 255,475 compare
- 139 Jamaica 229,000 compare
- 140 Papua New Guinea 190,000 compare
- 142 Guinea-Bissau 175,200 compare
- 143 New Caledonia 174,330 compare
- 144 Norway 174,229 compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.48 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Gambia?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Gambia was 187,000 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 400,000 in 1960.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,680 in 1000.
- How does Gambia rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Gambia ranks 141st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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