Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Gambia
Gambia: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 99.16 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Gambia stood at 99.16 %. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Gambia peaked at 99.57 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 99.16 %, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 63rd of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.54 % | 99.51 % | 99.57 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.47 % | 99.42 % | 99.51 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.35 % | 99.28 % | 99.41 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.22 % | 99.16 % | 99.26 % | 6 |
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- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
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- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 41 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 68 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 53 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 782 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 778 t (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value 750 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Gambia?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Gambia was 99.16 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.57 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.16 % in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Gambia ranks 63rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.