Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia
Gambia: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 41.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 41.3% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 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 41.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 105th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 41.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 36.9%, 1.1× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 41.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.0%, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 29.6% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 41.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 6 |
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 protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gambia was 41.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Gambia ranks 105th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by 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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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).