Share global forest in Gambia
Gambia: Share global forest was 0.0051 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share global forest in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share global forest in Gambia is 0.0051, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Gambia peaked at 0.0095 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0051, in 2025.
That places Gambia 156th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Share global forest in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0095 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0094 | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0093 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0092 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0091 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.009 | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0089 | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0088 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0083 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0081 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0079 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0078 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0073 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0071 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.007 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0067 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0065 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0063 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0062 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0059 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0058 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0057 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0055 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0051 | -2.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0051 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0782, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0051 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0091 | 0.0086 | 0.0095 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0079 | 0.0073 | 0.0084 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0065 | 0.0059 | 0.0071 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0054 | 0.0051 | 0.0058 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.48 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Gambia?
- Share global forest in Gambia was 0.0051 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0095 in 1990.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for share global forest?
- Gambia ranks 156th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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