Gambia, The — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Gambia, The, 1990–2024.
Forest area for Gambia, The was 21.34% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 40.98% in 1990. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.90% per year.
Gambia, The ranks 130 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 22.46%, so Gambia, The sits below it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 48% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 22%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 26 of 48 economies; Guinea (20.04%) is just below it. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 68th of 178 in 1990 → 93rd of 207 in 2000 → 111th of 209 in 2010 → 122nd of 214 in 2020 → 129th of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21.34% | -0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 21.99% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 22.64% | -0.6 pp |
| 2021 | 23.28% | -0.6 pp |
| 2020 | 23.93% | -0.6 pp |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 2018 | 25.07% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 25.64% | -0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 26.21% | -0.6 pp |
| 2015 | 26.79% | -0.6 pp |
| 2014 | 27.36% | -0.6 pp |
| 2013 | 27.93% | -0.6 pp |
| 2012 | 28.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 2011 | 29.07% | -0.6 pp |
| 2010 | 29.64% | -0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 30.22% | -0.6 pp |
| 2008 | 30.79% | -0.6 pp |
| 2007 | 31.36% | -0.6 pp |
| 2006 | 31.93% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 32.5% | -0.6 pp |
| 2004 | 33.08% | -0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 33.65% | -0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 34.22% | -0.6 pp |
| 2001 | 34.79% | -0.6 pp |
| 2000 | 35.36% | -0.6 pp |
| 1999 | 35.92% | -0.6 pp |
| 1998 | 36.49% | -0.6 pp |
| 1997 | 37.05% | -0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 37.61% | -0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 38.17% | -0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 38.73% | -0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 39.3% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 39.86% | -0.6 pp |
| 1991 | 40.42% | -0.6 pp |
| 1990 | 40.98% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Gambia, The’s Forest area in 1991?
40.42% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Gambia, The’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2024 the series was shrinking overall: -47.9% in total — about 1.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 21.34%; 2023: 21.99%; 2022: 22.64%; 2021: 23.28%; 2020: 23.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.