Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Gambia
Gambia: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 34.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 34.8% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Gambia peaked at 34.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 1990.
That places Gambia 74th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.8% | — |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 34.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 8.3%, 4.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 34.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.2%, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.8% | 34.7% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 share of forest with a long-term management plan in Gambia?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Gambia was 34.8% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Gambia ranks 74th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).