Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita was 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0006 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
146th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0119 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0001 Square kilometres per person
in 1990
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0006 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — other areas, per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0119 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Square kilometres per person, in 1990.
That places Gambia 146th out of 181 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0116 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0113 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0088 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0085 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0074 Square kilometres per person | -8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0065 Square kilometres per person | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0058 Square kilometres per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0053 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 Square kilometres per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 Square kilometres per person | -5.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | -96.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | +31.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +177.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | -7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | +76.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 Square kilometres per person | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0007 Square kilometres per person | -34.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | -39.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | -21.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | +1.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0006 Square kilometres per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0021 Square kilometres per person, 27% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0006 Square kilometres per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 59% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +177.1% | 0.0002 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person |
| 1990 | -96.6% | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person |
| 2000 | +76.5% | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.001 Square kilometres per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 0.0119 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0076 Square kilometres per person | 0.0064 Square kilometres per person | 0.0091 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 Square kilometres per person | 0.0043 Square kilometres per person | 0.0063 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0013 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0004 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 0.0005 Square kilometres per person | 0.0006 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 143 Mauritius 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 144 Malawi 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 145 United Kingdom 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 147 Japan 0.0006 Square kilometres per person compare
- 148 Luxembourg 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
- 149 Haiti 0.0005 Square kilometres per person compare
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 — other areas, per capita in Gambia?
- Land use hidden — other areas, per capita in Gambia was 0.0006 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0119 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — other areas, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Square kilometres per person in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for land use hidden — other areas, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 146th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — other areas, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Other areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Other areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Other areas Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Other areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.