Marine protected areas in Gambia
Gambia: Marine protected areas was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Marine protected areas in Gambia, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.7% for marine protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 600.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Gambia peaked at 0.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Gambia 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Marine protected areas in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1% | — |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +500.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 0.7% compare
- 110 Jamaica 0.7% compare
- 110 Kenya 0.7% compare
- 110 Timor-Leste 0.7% compare
- 110 Togo 0.7% compare
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 marine protected areas in Gambia?
- Marine protected areas in Gambia was 0.7% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for marine protected areas?
- Gambia ranks 110th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 600.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.