Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Gambia
Gambia: Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest was 2,237 Square kilometres in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Gambia, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Gambia is 2,237 Square kilometres, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Gambia peaked at 4,129 Square kilometres in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2,237 Square kilometres, in 2023.
Gambia ranks 124th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,129 Square kilometres | — |
| 1991 | 4,071 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 4,014 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 3,957 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 3,899 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 3,842 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 3,785 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 3,727 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 3,670 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 3,613 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 3,556 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 3,498 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 3,441 Square kilometres | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 3,384 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3,326 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 3,269 Square kilometres | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 3,212 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 3,154 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 3,097 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 3,040 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 2,982 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 2,925 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,868 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 2,810 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2,753 Square kilometres | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,696 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,638 Square kilometres | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 2,581 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,524 Square kilometres | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2,466 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2,409 Square kilometres | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 2,352 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2,294 Square kilometres | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 2,237 Square kilometres | -2.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 2,237 Square kilometres is below the median for low income countries, which is 22,493 Square kilometres, 10% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 2,237 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59,417 Square kilometres, 4% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,871 Square kilometres | 3,613 Square kilometres | 4,129 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,298 Square kilometres | 3,040 Square kilometres | 3,556 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,724 Square kilometres | 2,466 Square kilometres | 2,982 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,323 Square kilometres | 2,237 Square kilometres | 2,409 Square kilometres | 4 |
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 land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Gambia?
- Land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest in Gambia was 2,237 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,129 Square kilometres in 1990.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,237 Square kilometres in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest?
- Gambia ranks 124th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — naturally regenerating forest rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Naturally regenerating forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata