Deforestation statistics for Gambia
Total land area: Gambia
| Total land area | ha |
| Land area | 1,072,542 |
| Tree cover in 2018 | 3,747 |
Forest and tree cover extent: Gambia
Extent of primary forest cover and tree cover for Gambia. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,585 | |
| 2001 | 111 | |
| 2010 | 111 | 3,897 |
| 2018 | 111 | 3,747 |
| Primary/Total tree cover 2018 | 3% | |
| Tree cover/Total land area 2018 | 0.3% |
Primary forest loss and tree cover loss: Gambia
Annual loss of primary forest cover and tree cover for Gambia by year. All area figures are in hectares (ha)| Year | Primary forest | Tree cover (30%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3 | ||
| 2002 | 0 | 39 | |
| 2003 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2004 | 0 | 62 | |
| 2005 | 0 | 62 | |
| 2006 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 0 | 50 | |
| 2008 | 0 | 299 | |
| 2009 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2010 | 0 | 23 | |
| 2011 | 0 | 30 | |
| 2012 | 0 | 41 | |
| 2013 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2014 | 0 | 17 | |
| 2015 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 6 | |
| Primary loss 2002-2018 | 0 | ||
| Tree cover loss 2001-2018 | 684 | ||
| Primary loss/ Total tree cover loss | 0.0% | ||
| Percent loss 2001-2018 | 0.0% | ||
| Loss/year (2001/2-2010) | - | 56 | |
| Loss/year (2011-2018) | - | 16 |
Biodiversity data: Gambia
Species count by taxa for Gambia. For consistency, all data for a given group comes from a single source. Amphibians - amphibiaweb; Reptiles - reptile-database; Fish - fishbase; Birds - birdlife; Mammals - IUCN; and Plants - World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC).| Animal / plant group | Species count |
|---|---|
| Birds | 455 |
| Amphibians | 28 |
| Reptiles | 93 |
| Fishes | 581 |
| Mammals | 133 |
| Vascular plants | 974 |
Conservation data: Gambia
Data on threatened species in Gambia as of 2018, according to the IUCN Red List.| Taxa | Species count |
|---|---|
| Threatened mammals (2018) | 10 |
| Threatened birds (2018) | 14 |
| Threatened fishes (2018) | 35 |
| Threatened higher plants (2018) | 6 |
Protected areas data: Gambia
Data on threatened species in Gambia as of 2017, according to the World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) maintained by the United Nations Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC).| Protected areas (2017) | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Terrestrial protected areas, % of total land area | 4.1 |
| Marine protected areas, % of territorial waters |
Tree cover loss data for Gambia
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % land area | Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % tree cover loss since 2000 | Avg tree cover loss/year (ha) | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| 10 | 1072542 | 455706 | 42.50% | 400893 | 37.40% | 394789 | 36.80% | 15761 | 3.50% | 876 | 966 | 763 |
| 15 | 1072542 | 193614 | 18.10% | 199994 | 18.60% | 195552 | 18.20% | 8942 | 4.60% | 497 | 450 | 555 |
| 20 | 1072542 | 30596 | 2.90% | 33463 | 3.10% | 32360 | 3.00% | 2272 | 7.40% | 126 | 117 | 138 |
| 25 | 1072542 | 20877 | 1.90% | 26644 | 2.50% | 25866 | 2.40% | 1741 | 8.30% | 97 | 96 | 97 |
| 30 | 1072542 | 4585 | 0.40% | 3897 | 0.40% | 3770 | 0.40% | 629 | 13.70% | 35 | 50 | 16 |
| 50 | 1072542 | 37 | 0.00% | 82 | 0.00% | 81 | 0.00% | 13 | 35.10% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | 1072542 | 0 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% | 1 | 0.00% | 0 | #DIV/0! | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Gambia
"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.
| Tree cover threshold (%) | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg biomass loss/year (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt) |
| 10 | 1072542 | 455706 | 400893 | 52188407 | 1047855 | 58214 | 1921071 | 106726 |
| 15 | 1072542 | 193614 | 199994 | 23868863 | 622025 | 34557 | 1140377 | 63354 |
| 20 | 1072542 | 30596 | 33463 | 4030779 | 172968 | 9609 | 317111 | 17617 |
| 25 | 1072542 | 20877 | 26644 | 2787720 | 135620 | 7534 | 248629 | 13813 |
| 30 | 1072542 | 4585 | 3897 | 705509 | 57873 | 3215 | 106107 | 5895 |
| 50 | 1072542 | 37 | 82 | 9741 | 2504 | 139 | 4582 | 255 |
| 75 | 1072542 | 0 | 1 | 508 | 210 | 12 | 388 | 22 |
Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Gambia
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha) | % cover in 2018 | Loss 2001-2018 (ha) | % loss since 2000 | Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha) | Loss 2001-2010 (ha) | loss between 2000-2010 | Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha) | Loss 2011-2018 (ha) | loss between 2011-2018 | Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha) |
| Banjul | 7382 | 222 | 121 | 121 | 2% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Lower River | 150225 | 39 | 259 | 259 | 0% | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| Maccarthy Island | 304452 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0% | 2 | 50% | - | 2 | 50% | - | 0 | 0% | - |
| North Bank | 227307 | 832 | 973 | 964 | 0% | 51 | 6% | 3 | 42 | 5% | 4 | 9 | 1% | 1 |
| Upper River | 208865 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0% | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0% | - | ||
| Western | 174311 | 3488 | 2525 | 2407 | 1% | 576 | 17% | 32 | 458 | 13% | 46 | 118 | 5% | 15 |
Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Gambia
"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Banjul | 7382 | 222 | 121 | 36773 | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Lower River | 150225 | 39 | 259 | 6865 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Maccarthy Island | 304452 | 4 | 9 | 1033 | 790 | 44 | 76 | 4 |
| North Bank | 227307 | 832 | 973 | 128139 | 8783 | 488 | 715 | 205 |
| Upper River | 208865 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Western | 174311 | 3488 | 2525 | 532699 | 96453 | 5359 | 7799 | 2307 |
Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Gambia
This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.
| Administrative area | Total area (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha) | Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha) | Carbon biomass (Mt) | Avg biomass per ha (Mt) | Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt) | Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt) |
| Banjul | 7382 | 222 | 121 | 20058 | 90 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Lower River | 150225 | 39 | 259 | 3745 | 94 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Maccarthy Island | 304452 | 4 | 9 | 563 | 120 | 432 | 24 | 42 | 2 |
| North Bank | 227307 | 832 | 973 | 69893 | 84 | 4790 | 266 | 390 | 112 |
| Upper River | 208865 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Western | 174311 | 3488 | 2525 | 290565 | 83 | 52608 | 2923 | 4254 | 1259 |
Archived forest data for Gambia | Forest data for Gambia
Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.
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