Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Gambia
Gambia: Forestland — Area, annual growth rate was -3.02 % change on previous year in 2025. ▼ Falling
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Gambia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Gambia stood at -3.02 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area, annual growth rate in Gambia peaked at -1.37 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -3.02 % change on previous year, in 2025.
That places Gambia 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Forestland — Area, annual growth rate in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1.37 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -1.39 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1993 | -1.41 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1994 | -1.43 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1995 | -1.45 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1996 | -1.47 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1997 | -1.49 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1998 | -1.52 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1999 | -1.54 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2000 | -1.56 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2001 | -1.62 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2002 | -1.64 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2003 | -1.67 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2004 | -1.7 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2005 | -1.73 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2006 | -1.76 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2007 | -1.79 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2008 | -1.82 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 2009 | -1.86 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2010 | -1.89 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2011 | -1.93 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2012 | -1.97 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2013 | -2.01 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2014 | -2.05 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2015 | -2.09 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2016 | -2.13 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2017 | -2.18 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2018 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2019 | -2.28 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2020 | -2.33 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2021 | -2.7 % change on previous year | +15.6% |
| 2022 | -2.77 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2023 | -2.85 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2024 | -2.94 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2025 | -3.02 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.45 % change on previous year | -1.54 % change on previous year | -1.37 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.72 % change on previous year | -1.86 % change on previous year | -1.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.08 % change on previous year | -2.28 % change on previous year | -1.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.77 % change on previous year | -3.02 % change on previous year | -2.33 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 230 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -1.96 % change on previous year compare
- 231 Malawi -2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 232 Côte d'Ivoire -2.1 % change on previous year compare
- 234 Chad -3.42 % change on previous year compare
- 235 Burkina Faso -3.57 % change on previous year compare
- 236 Cambodia -4.65 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area, annual growth rate in Gambia?
- Forestland — area, annual growth rate in Gambia was -3.02 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.37 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest forestland — area, annual growth rate recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.02 % change on previous year in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for forestland — area, annual growth rate?
- Gambia ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forestland — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forestland — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forestland — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.