Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia
Gambia: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 40.3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 40.3 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia peaked at 40.3 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.82, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 101st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.82 | — |
| 2001 | 32.82 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.82 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.9 | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.17 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40.26 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.26 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40.26 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.26 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.26 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 40.26 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.3 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 40.3 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.88 | 32.82 | 40.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.28 | 40.26 | 40.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.3 | 40.3 | 40.3 | 5 |
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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)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -35.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -15.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia was 40.3 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3 in 2014.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.82 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Gambia ranks 101st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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