Forest fires — Burned Area in Gambia
Gambia: Forest fires — Burned Area was 0 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0 ha
World rank
111th
of 214 countries
All-time high
32,753 ha
in 1999
All-time low
0 ha
in 2002
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Forest fires — Burned Area in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0 ha for forest fires — burned area in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area in Gambia peaked at 32,753 ha in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 2002.
Gambia ranks 111th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,286 ha | 12,359 ha | 32,753 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,520 ha | 0 ha | 25,054 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 108 France 21.5 ha compare
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- 110 Virgin Islands U.S. 21.4 ha compare
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- 111 American Samoa 0 ha
- 111 Andorra 0 ha
- 111 Antigua and Barbuda 0 ha
- 111 Armenia 0 ha compare
- 111 Aruba 0 ha
- 111 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 ha
- 111 Bahrain 0 ha
- 111 Barbados 0 ha
- 111 Belgium 0 ha compare
- 111 Bermuda 0 ha
- 111 British Virgin Islands 0 ha compare
- 111 Burkina Faso 0 ha compare
- 111 Cayman Islands 0 ha compare
- 111 Chagai 0 ha
- 111 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 ha compare
- 111 China, Macao SAR 0 ha
- 111 China, Taiwan Province of 0 ha compare
- 111 Cyprus 0 ha compare
- 111 Denmark 0 ha compare
- 111 Djibouti 0 ha compare
- 111 Dominica 0 ha
- 111 Egypt 0 ha compare
- 111 Eritrea 0 ha compare
- 111 Estonia 0 ha compare
- 111 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 ha compare
- 111 Faroe Islands 0 ha
- 111 Finland 0 ha compare
- 111 French Polynesia 0 ha compare
- 111 Germany 0 ha compare
- 111 Gibraltar 0 ha compare
- 111 Greenland 0 ha
- 111 Grenada 0 ha compare
- 111 Guadeloupe 0 ha
- 111 Guam 0 ha
- 111 Haiti 0 ha compare
- 111 Iceland 0 ha
- 111 Iraq 0 ha compare
- 111 Ireland 0 ha compare
- 111 Isle of Man 0 ha compare
- 111 Israel 0 ha compare
- 111 Jamaica 0 ha compare
- 111 Jordan 0 ha
- 111 Kazakhstan 0 ha compare
- 111 Kiribati 0 ha
- 111 Kuwait 0 ha
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 0 ha compare
- 111 Latvia 0 ha compare
- 111 Lebanon 0 ha compare
- 111 Lesotho 0 ha compare
- 111 Libya 0 ha
- 111 Liechtenstein 0 ha
- 111 Lithuania 0 ha compare
- 111 Luxembourg 0 ha
- 111 Maldives 0 ha
- 111 Malta 0 ha
- 111 Marshall Islands 0 ha
- 111 Martinique 0 ha
- 111 Mauritania 0 ha compare
- 111 Mauritius 0 ha compare
- 111 Namibia 0 ha compare
- 111 Naoero 0 ha
- 111 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0 ha compare
- 111 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0 ha
- 111 Niger 0 ha compare
- 111 Norfolk Island 0 ha
- 111 Northern Mariana Islands 0 ha
- 111 Norway 0 ha compare
- 111 Oman 0 ha
- 111 Palau 0 ha
- 111 State of Palestine 0 ha
- 111 Pitcairn 0 ha
- 111 Poland 0 ha compare
- 111 Puerto Rico 0 ha compare
- 111 Qatar 0 ha
- 111 Republic of Korea 0 ha compare
- 111 Réunion 0 ha compare
- 111 Rwanda 0 ha compare
- 111 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 ha
- 111 Saint Lucia 0 ha
- 111 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 ha
- 111 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 ha
- 111 Samoa 0 ha compare
- 111 Sao Tome and Principe 0 ha
- 111 Saudi Arabia 0 ha
- 111 Seychelles 0 ha
- 111 Singapore 0 ha compare
- 111 Solomon Islands 0 ha compare
- 111 Somalia 0 ha compare
- 111 Sri Lanka 0 ha compare
- 111 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 0 ha
- 111 Sweden 0 ha compare
- 111 Tajikistan 0 ha compare
- 111 Tonga 0 ha
- 111 Turkmenistan 0 ha compare
- 111 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 ha compare
- 111 Tuvalu 0 ha
- 111 United Arab Emirates 0 ha
- 111 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 ha compare
- 111 Uzbekistan 0 ha compare
- 111 Vanuatu 0 ha compare
- 111 Western Sahara 0 ha
- 111 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 forest fires — burned area in Gambia?
- Forest fires — burned area in Gambia was 0 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,753 ha in 1999.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 2002.
- How does Gambia rank for forest fires — burned area?
- Gambia ranks 111th out of 214 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 Forest fires — 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.