Forest area in Gambia
Gambia: Forest area was 481,800 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Gambia, 1990–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2011, forest area in Gambia stood at 481,800 hectares. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Gambia peaked at 481,800 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 442,000 hectares, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 40th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 450,550 hectares | 442,000 hectares | 459,100 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 469,800 hectares | 461,000 hectares | 478,200 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 480,900 hectares | 480,000 hectares | 481,800 hectares | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 618.52 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.8% (2025)
- Rural population 988,057 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 35.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 23.85 (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 23.85 (2025)
- Land under cereal production 161,065 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Gambia?
- Forest area in Gambia was 481,800 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 481,800 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 442,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for forest area?
- Gambia ranks 40th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Forest area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.