Share of deforestation that is exported in Gambia
Gambia: Share of deforestation that is exported was 1.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Share of deforestation that is exported in Gambia, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, share of deforestation that is exported in Gambia stood at 1.0%.
That represents a change of down 88.4% on the previous year and up 2,134.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is exported in Gambia peaked at 14.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Gambia 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.7% | 0.0% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 1.0% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.6737 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5387 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0956 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of deforestation that is exported in Gambia?
- Share of deforestation that is exported in Gambia was 1.0% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is exported recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Gambia rank for share of deforestation that is exported?
- Gambia ranks 89th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is exported rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,134.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is exported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are exported to other countries.