Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0524 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Gambia, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Gambia is 0.0524 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.1461 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0315 ha per person, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 33rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1461 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.1401 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1345 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1297 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1256 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1219 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.14 ha per person | +14.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1059 ha per person | -24.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1229 ha per person | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0889 ha per person | -27.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1168 ha per person | +31.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0922 ha per person | -21.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0943 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0396 ha per person | -58.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0683 ha per person | +72.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0714 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.099 ha per person | +38.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0836 ha per person | -15.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0663 ha per person | -20.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0759 ha per person | +14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0706 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0867 ha per person | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0662 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0674 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.052 ha per person | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0315 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 2016 | 0.06 ha per person | +90.4% |
| 2017 | 0.056 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0485 ha per person | -13.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0415 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0621 ha per person | +49.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0498 ha per person | -19.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0426 ha per person | -14.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0509 ha per person | +19.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0524 ha per person | +2.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0524 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0396 ha per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0524 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.062 ha per person, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1256 ha per person | 0.0889 ha per person | 0.1461 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0808 ha per person | 0.0396 ha per person | 0.1168 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.058 ha per person | 0.0315 ha per person | 0.0867 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0516 ha per person | 0.0426 ha per person | 0.0621 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 savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Gambia?
- Savanna fires — burned area, per capita in Gambia was 0.0524 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1461 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest savanna fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0315 ha per person in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for savanna fires — burned area, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 33rd out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Savanna fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Savanna fires — 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.
Savanna fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Savanna fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Savanna fires — 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.