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Forest area — Gambia

Forest area in the Gambia in 2023 — 2,255 km². Ranked 154 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 45.6%.

2023 2,255 km² −2.48% vs 2022
World rank 154of 213
Period maximum 4,147 km²1990
Period minimum 2,255 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Gambia, 1990–20232,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 4,147 km²1991: 4,089 km²1992: 4,032 km²1993: 3,975 km²1994: 3,917 km²1995: 3,860 km²1996: 3,803 km²1997: 3,745 km²1998: 3,688 km²1999: 3,631 km²2000: 3,573 km²2001: 3,516 km²2002: 3,459 km²2003: 3,401 km²2004: 3,344 km²2005: 3,287 km²2006: 3,229 km²2007: 3,172 km²2008: 3,115 km²2009: 3,057 km²2010: 3,000 km²2011: 2,943 km²2012: 2,885 km²2013: 2,828 km²2014: 2,771 km²2015: 2,713 km²2016: 2,656 km²2017: 2,599 km²2018: 2,541 km²2019: 2,484 km²2020: 2,427 km²2021: 2,369 km²2022: 2,312 km²2023: 2,255 km²
Change over the period: −1,892 (−45.63%) Average annual rate: -1.83 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 2,255 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Western Africa computed 827,756 km²
Low-income countries computed 2.93M km²
Forest area — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 2,255 −57 −2.48%
2022 2,312 −57 −2.42%
2021 2,369 −57 −2.36%
2020 2,427 −57 −2.31%
2019 2,484 −57 −2.26%
2018 2,541 −57 −2.2%
2017 2,599 −57 −2.16%
2016 2,656 −57 −2.12%
2015 2,713 −57 −2.07%
2014 2,771 −57 −2.03%
2013 2,828 −57 −1.99%
2012 2,885 −57 −1.95%
2011 2,943 −57 −1.91%
2010 3,000 −57 −1.88%
2009 3,057 −57 −1.84%
2008 3,115 −57 −1.81%
2007 3,172 −57 −1.78%
2006 3,229 −57 −1.74%
2005 3,287 −57 −1.71%
2004 3,344 −57 −1.69%
2003 3,401 −57 −1.66%
2002 3,459 −57 −1.63%
2001 3,516 −57 −1.6%
2000 3,573 −57 −1.58%
1999 3,631 −57 −1.55%
1998 3,688 −57 −1.53%
1997 3,745 −57 −1.51%
1996 3,803 −57 −1.49%
1995 3,860 −57 −1.46%
1994 3,917 −57 −1.44%
1993 3,975 −57 −1.42%
1992 4,032 −57 −1.4%
1991 4,089 −57 −1.38%
1990 4,147 — —

Western Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 211,371 ML Mali 132,960 GH Ghana 80,074 SN Senegal 79,482 LR Liberia 75,267 GN Guinea 60,690 BF Burkina Faso 60,664 BJ Benin 29,852 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24,981 SL Sierra Leone 24,757 GW Guinea-Bissau 19,547 TG Togo 12,004 NE Niger 10,424 MR Mauritania 2,964 GM Gambia 2,255 CV Cabo Verde 466
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About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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