Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Gambia
Gambia: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 5.26 million t in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Gambia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 5.26 million t for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Gambia peaked at 10.41 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.26 million t, in 2025.
That places Gambia 158th out of 215 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.
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Gambia, year by year
| Year | million t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.41 million t | — |
| 1991 | 10.27 million t | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 10.12 million t | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 9.98 million t | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 9.84 million t | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 9.7 million t | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 9.55 million t | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 9.41 million t | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.27 million t | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.12 million t | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.98 million t | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 8.84 million t | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.69 million t | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 8.55 million t | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 8.4 million t | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 8.26 million t | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 8.11 million t | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 7.97 million t | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 7.82 million t | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 7.68 million t | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 7.53 million t | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 7.39 million t | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 7.24 million t | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 7.1 million t | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 6.95 million t | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.81 million t | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.66 million t | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 6.52 million t | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.37 million t | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.23 million t | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.08 million t | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.92 million t | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.75 million t | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 5.59 million t | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 5.42 million t | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 5.26 million t | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.77 million t | 9.12 million t | 10.41 million t | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.33 million t | 7.68 million t | 8.98 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.88 million t | 6.23 million t | 7.53 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.67 million t | 5.26 million t | 6.08 million t | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 land — carbon stock in living biomass in Gambia?
- Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Gambia was 5.26 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.41 million t in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.26 million t in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
- Gambia ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.