Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Gambia
Gambia: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 1.95 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Gambia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Gambia is 1.95 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Gambia peaked at 5.05 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.95 1000 ha, in 2024.
That places Gambia 111th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Gambia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.96 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3.87 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 4.43 1000 ha | +14.5% |
| 2004 | 4.11 1000 ha | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 4.58 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 4.43 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 4.77 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 4.62 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.96 1000 ha | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 5.05 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 5.05 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.75 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2013 | 4.08 1000 ha | -14.1% |
| 2014 | 3.68 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 3.55 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 3.72 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 3.53 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.4 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 3.31 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3.1 1000 ha | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 2.93 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 2.29 1000 ha | -21.8% |
| 2023 | 1.97 1000 ha | -14.0% |
| 2024 | 1.95 1000 ha | -1.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.95 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.19 1000 ha, 10% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.95 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.17 1000 ha, 27% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.41 1000 ha | 3.87 1000 ha | 4.96 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.01 1000 ha | 3.31 1000 ha | 5.05 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.45 1000 ha | 1.95 1000 ha | 3.1 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 108 Papua New Guinea 2.31 1000 ha compare
- 109 Cambodia 2.25 1000 ha compare
- 110 Dominican Republic 2.23 1000 ha compare
- 112 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1.94 1000 ha compare
- 113 South Sudan 1.88 1000 ha compare
- 114 Cameroon 1.65 1000 ha compare
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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Gambia?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Gambia was 1.95 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.05 1000 ha in 2010.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.95 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Gambia ranks 111th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.