Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0521 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0521 ha per person for grassland — burned area, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.1011 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.004 ha per person, in 1996.
That places Gambia 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1011 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0969 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0931 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0897 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0869 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0843 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.004 ha per person | -95.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 ha per person | +41.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 ha per person | +67.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0098 ha per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 ha per person | -52.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0876 ha per person | +1766.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0901 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0379 ha per person | -57.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0665 ha per person | +75.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0697 ha per person | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0977 ha per person | +40.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0821 ha per person | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0662 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0756 ha per person | +14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.07 ha per person | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0861 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.065 ha per person | -24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0667 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0516 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0311 ha per person | -39.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0596 ha per person | +91.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0553 ha per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0482 ha per person | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.041 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0615 ha per person | +49.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0497 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0425 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0509 ha per person | +19.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0521 ha per person | +2.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0521 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0092 ha per person, 5.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0521 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1766.4% | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0876 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0581 ha per person | 0.004 ha per person | 0.1011 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0678 ha per person | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0977 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0575 ha per person | 0.0311 ha per person | 0.0861 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0513 ha per person | 0.0425 ha per person | 0.0615 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 grassland — burned area, per capita in Gambia?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Gambia was 0.0521 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1011 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 ha per person in 1996.
- How does Gambia rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 22nd out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.