Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Gambia
Gambia: Closed shrubland — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
34th
of 219 countries
All-time high
6,832 ha
in 2000
All-time low
0 ha
in 2001
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, closed shrubland — burned area in Gambia stood at 0 ha. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, closed shrubland — burned area in Gambia peaked at 6,832 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2001.
That places Gambia 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Closed shrubland — Burned Area in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,455 ha | — |
| 1991 | 4,455 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4,455 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4,455 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,455 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,455 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,508 ha | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 4,024 ha | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 3,606 ha | -10.4% |
| 1999 | 2,306 ha | -36.1% |
| 2000 | 6,832 ha | +196.3% |
| 2001 | 0 ha | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 0 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0 ha | — |
| 2010 | 0 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0 ha | — |
| 2019 | 0 ha | — |
| 2020 | 0 ha | — |
| 2021 | 0 ha | — |
| 2022 | 0 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 ha | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,218 ha | 2,306 ha | 5,508 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 683.22 ha | 0 ha | 6,832 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
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- 34 Andorra 0 ha
- 34 Anguilla 0 ha
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
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- 34 Aruba 0 ha
- 34 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 34 Austria 0 ha
- 34 Azerbaijan 0 ha compare
- 34 Bahamas 0 ha compare
- 34 Bahrain 0 ha
- 34 Bangladesh 0 ha compare
- 34 Barbados 0 ha
- 34 Belarus 0 ha compare
- 34 Belgium 0 ha
- 34 Belgium-Luxembourg 0 ha
- 34 Belize 0 ha compare
- 34 Benin 0 ha compare
- 34 Bermuda 0 ha
- 34 Bhutan 0 ha compare
- 34 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 ha compare
- 34 British Virgin Islands 0 ha
- 34 Brunei Darussalam 0 ha compare
- 34 Bulgaria 0 ha compare
- 34 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 34 Burundi 0 ha compare
- 34 Cambodia 0 ha compare
- 34 Canada 0 ha compare
- 34 Cayman Islands 0 ha
- 34 Central African Republic 0 ha compare
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- 34 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 34 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 34 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 34 Cook Islands 0 ha
- 34 Costa Rica 0 ha compare
- 34 Croatia 0 ha compare
- 34 Cuba 0 ha compare
- 34 Cyprus 0 ha compare
- 34 Czechia 0 ha
- 34 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 34 Djibouti 0 ha
- 34 Dominica 0 ha
- 34 Dominican Republic 0 ha compare
- 34 Egypt 0 ha compare
- 34 El Salvador 0 ha compare
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 0 ha
- 34 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 34 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 34 Eswatini 0 ha compare
- 34 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 34 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 34 Fiji 0 ha compare
- 34 Finland 0 ha compare
- 34 France 0 ha compare
- 34 French Guiana 0 ha compare
- 34 French Polynesia 0 ha
- 34 Gabon 0 ha compare
- 34 Georgia 0 ha compare
- 34 Germany 0 ha compare
- 34 Ghana 0 ha compare
- 34 Gibraltar 0 ha
- 34 Greece 0 ha compare
- 34 Greenland 0 ha
- 34 Grenada 0 ha
- 34 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 34 Guam 0 ha
- 34 Guatemala 0 ha compare
- 34 Guinea 0 ha compare
- 34 Guinea-Bissau 0 ha compare
- 34 Haiti 0 ha compare
- 34 Hungary 0 ha compare
- 34 Iceland 0 ha
- 34 India 0 ha compare
- 34 Indonesia 0 ha compare
- 34 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 34 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 34 Isle of Man 0 ha
- 34 Israel 0 ha compare
- 34 Italy 0 ha compare
- 34 Jamaica 0 ha compare
- 34 Japan 0 ha compare
- 34 Jordan 0 ha
- 34 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
- 34 Kiribati 0 ha
- 34 Kuwait 0 ha
- 34 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 34 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 34 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 34 Liberia 0 ha compare
- 34 Libya 0 ha compare
- 34 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 34 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 34 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 34 Malaysia 0 ha compare
- 34 Maldives 0 ha
- 34 Mali 0 ha compare
- 34 Malta 0 ha
- 34 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 34 Martinique 0 ha
- 34 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 34 Mauritius 0 ha
- 34 Mayotte 0 ha
- 34 Mongolia 0 ha compare
- 34 Montenegro 0 ha
- 34 Montserrat 0 ha
- 34 Morocco 0 ha compare
- 34 Naoero 0 ha
- 34 Nepal 0 ha compare
- 34 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 34 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 34 New Caledonia 0 ha compare
- 34 New Zealand 0 ha compare
- 34 Niger 0 ha compare
- 34 Niue 0 ha
- 34 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 34 North Macedonia 0 ha compare
- 34 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 34 Norway 0 ha compare
- 34 Oman 0 ha
- 34 Palau 0 ha
- 34 Palestine 0 ha compare
- 34 Papua New Guinea 0 ha compare
- 34 Paraguay 0 ha compare
- 34 Peru 0 ha compare
- 34 Philippines 0 ha compare
- 34 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 34 Poland 0 ha compare
- 34 Portugal 0 ha compare
- 34 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 34 Qatar 0 ha
- 34 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 34 Réunion 0 ha compare
- 34 Romania 0 ha compare
- 34 Russian Federation 0 ha compare
- 34 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 34 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 34 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 34 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 34 Samoa 0 ha
- 34 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 34 Saudi Arabia 0 ha compare
- 34 Senegal 0 ha compare
- 34 Serbia 0 ha
- 34 Serbia and Montenegro 0 ha compare
- 34 Seychelles 0 ha
- 34 Sierra Leone 0 ha compare
- 34 Singapore 0 ha
- 34 Slovakia 0 ha
- 34 Slovenia 0 ha compare
- 34 Solomon Islands 0 ha
- 34 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 34 South Sudan 0 ha compare
- 34 Spain 0 ha compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 34 Sudan 0 ha
- 34 Sudan (former) 0 ha compare
- 34 Suriname 0 ha compare
- 34 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 34 Sweden 0 ha
- 34 Switzerland 0 ha compare
- 34 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Thailand 0 ha compare
- 34 Togo 0 ha compare
- 34 Tokelau 0 ha
- 34 Tonga 0 ha
- 34 Trinidad and Tobago 0 ha compare
- 34 Tunisia 0 ha compare
- 34 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 34 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 34 Uganda 0 ha compare
- 34 Ukraine 0 ha compare
- 34 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 34 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 34 United States Virgin Islands 0 ha
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- 34 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 34 Vanuatu 0 ha
- 34 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 34 Yemen 0 ha
More climate change data for Gambia
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.18 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is closed shrubland — burned area in Gambia?
- Closed shrubland — burned area in Gambia was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,832 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest closed shrubland — burned area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2001.
- How does Gambia rank for closed shrubland — burned area?
- Gambia ranks 34th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Closed shrubland — Burned Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.