Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Gambia
Gambia: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.84 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in Gambia stood at 0.84 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Gambia peaked at 0.84 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.43 %, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 163rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.457 % | 0.43 % | 0.49 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.535 % | 0.49 % | 0.58 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.648 % | 0.59 % | 0.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7817 % | 0.73 % | 0.84 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 — share in forest land in Gambia?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Gambia was 0.84 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 % in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Gambia ranks 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 — 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.