Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Gambia is 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 2022.
That places Gambia 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 1000 ha per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0194 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.019 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0189 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0182 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0181 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.018 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0173 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0172 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0167 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0162 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0294 1000 ha per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 54% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0198 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0186 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0176 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.017 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0183 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0163 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0169 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 80 Greece 0.0165 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 81 Albania 0.0164 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 82 Panama 0.0155 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 84 Belgium 0.0153 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.0152 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 86 Iceland 0.015 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0205 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.