Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gambia
Gambia: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 2.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and 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 total territorial area.
Analysis
In 2025, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gambia stood at 2.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gambia peaked at 2.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2013.
That places Gambia 163rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.4% | — |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | +107.1% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 6 |
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 terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gambia?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gambia was 2.9% 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 terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Gambia ranks 163rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. 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. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.