Planted Forest — Area in Gambia
Gambia: Planted Forest — Area was 1.75 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Area in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Gambia stood at 1.75 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Gambia peaked at 1.77 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.75 1000 ha, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 170th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 1000 ha | 1.77 1000 ha | 1.77 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.77 1000 ha | 1.77 1000 ha | 1.77 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.77 1000 ha | 1.77 1000 ha | 1.77 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 1000 ha | 1.75 1000 ha | 1.77 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 167 Marshall Islands 3.08 1000 ha compare
- 168 Martinique 2.7 1000 ha compare
- 169 Comoros 1.76 1000 ha compare
- 171 Palestine 1.34 1000 ha compare
- 172 Belize 1.31 1000 ha compare
- 173 Cook Islands 1.19 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Gambia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.81 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 5 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 117.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 15.4 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 20.24 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 155.89 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 26.41 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 76.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 588 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Gambia?
- Planted forest — area in Gambia was 1.75 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for planted forest — area?
- Gambia ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Planted Forest — Area. 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.