Terrestrial protected areas in Gambia
Gambia: Terrestrial protected areas was 7.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 7.7% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 87.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Gambia peaked at 7.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2013.
Gambia ranks 169th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4.1% | — |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.7% | +87.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 terrestrial protected areas in Gambia?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Gambia was 7.7% 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 terrestrial protected areas recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2013.
- How does Gambia rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Gambia ranks 169th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.8%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.