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Surface area — Gambia

Surface area in the Gambia in 2023 — 11,300 km². Ranked 162 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 11,300 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 162of 215
Period maximum 11,300 km²1961
Period minimum 11,300 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Surface area — Gambia, 1961–202310,00011,00012,00013,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 11,300 km²1963: 11,300 km²1965: 11,300 km²1967: 11,300 km²1969: 11,300 km²1971: 11,300 km²1973: 11,300 km²1975: 11,300 km²1977: 11,300 km²1979: 11,300 km²1981: 11,300 km²1983: 11,300 km²1985: 11,300 km²1987: 11,300 km²1989: 11,300 km²1991: 11,300 km²1993: 11,300 km²1995: 11,300 km²1997: 11,300 km²1999: 11,300 km²2001: 11,300 km²2003: 11,300 km²2005: 11,300 km²2007: 11,300 km²2009: 11,300 km²2011: 11,300 km²2013: 11,300 km²2015: 11,300 km²2017: 11,300 km²2019: 11,300 km²2021: 11,300 km²2023: 11,300 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Gambia 11,300 km²
World 141M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 24.34M km²
Western Africa computed 6.15M km²
Low-income countries computed 15.06M km²
Surface area — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 11,300 +0 +0%
2022 11,300 +0 +0%
2021 11,300 +0 +0%
2020 11,300 +0 +0%
2019 11,300 +0 +0%
2018 11,300 +0 +0%
2017 11,300 +0 +0%
2016 11,300 +0 +0%
2015 11,300 +0 +0%
2014 11,300 +0 +0%
2013 11,300 +0 +0%
2012 11,300 +0 +0%
2011 11,300 +0 +0%
2010 11,300 +0 +0%
2009 11,300 +0 +0%
2008 11,300 +0 +0%
2007 11,300 +0 +0%
2006 11,300 +0 +0%
2005 11,300 +0 +0%
2004 11,300 +0 +0%
2003 11,300 +0 +0%
2002 11,300 +0 +0%
2001 11,300 +0 +0%
2000 11,300 +0 +0%
1999 11,300 +0 +0%
1998 11,300 +0 +0%
1997 11,300 +0 +0%
1996 11,300 +0 +0%
1995 11,300 +0 +0%
1994 11,300 +0 +0%
1993 11,300 +0 +0%
1992 11,300 +0 +0%
1991 11,300 +0 +0%
1990 11,300 +0 +0%
1989 11,300 +0 +0%
1988 11,300 +0 +0%
1987 11,300 +0 +0%
1986 11,300 +0 +0%
1985 11,300 +0 +0%
1984 11,300 +0 +0%
1983 11,300 +0 +0%
1982 11,300 +0 +0%
1981 11,300 +0 +0%
1980 11,300 +0 +0%
1979 11,300 +0 +0%
1978 11,300 +0 +0%
1977 11,300 +0 +0%
1976 11,300 +0 +0%
1975 11,300 +0 +0%
1974 11,300 +0 +0%
1973 11,300 +0 +0%
1972 11,300 +0 +0%
1971 11,300 +0 +0%
1970 11,300 +0 +0%
1969 11,300 +0 +0%
1968 11,300 +0 +0%
1967 11,300 +0 +0%
1966 11,300 +0 +0%
1965 11,300 +0 +0%
1964 11,300 +0 +0%
1963 11,300 +0 +0%
1962 11,300 +0 +0%
1961 11,300 — —

Western Africa, 2023

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

NE Niger 1.27M ML Mali 1.24M MR Mauritania 1.03M NG Nigeria 923,770 CI Côte d'Ivoire 322,460 BF Burkina Faso 274,200 GN Guinea 245,860 GH Ghana 238,539 SN Senegal 196,710 BJ Benin 114,760 LR Liberia 111,370 SL Sierra Leone 72,300 TG Togo 56,790 GW Guinea-Bissau 36,130 GM Gambia 11,300 CV Cabo Verde 4,030
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About the indicator

Total surface area: land together with inland water bodies and, where applicable, coastal waters. This is the figure usually quoted as the area of a country in reference books and encyclopedias. It is the basis for the share of protected natural areas, because protected areas include marine waters, which land area leaves out.

Important: This is the “encyclopedic” area of a country. Land shares — forest, arable and agricultural land — are calculated against land area, not against this figure.

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

Other indicators for the Gambia

Environment Land area

The area of a country excluding inland water bodies — the denominator for every land share.

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The share of land and sea under protection — nature reserves, national parks, sanctuaries.

Gambia by year Demography Population density

How many people there are per square kilometer of a country's territory.

Gambia by year Environment Forest cover

What share of a country's territory is covered by forest.

Gambia by year Environment Forest area

The absolute area of forest in square kilometers.

Gambia by year Environment Freshwater withdrawal as a share of resources

How much water is withdrawn relative to the internal resources available.

Gambia by year
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