Gambia's forest cover fell from 38.7 % in 1994 to 22.3 % in 2023.
Gambia · Environment
Forests, air quality, land, water and protected areas.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Land
Gambia's forest area fell from 3,917 km in 1994 to 2,255 km in 2023.
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)
% of land area
169th of 213 · 39th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gambia's terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) rose from 4.1 % in 2013 to 7.7 % in 2025.
Gambia's agricultural land (% of land area) rose from 55.0 % in 1994 to 62.6 % in 2023.
Gambia's arable land (% of land area) rose from 17.8 % in 1994 to 43.5 % in 2023.
Air
Gambia's air pollution (pm2.5) fell from 41.4 in 1994 to 38.3 in 2023.
Water
Gambia's water stress rose from 2.1 % in 1993 to 3.4 % in 2022.
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita
cubic metres per person
123rd of 181 · 27th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Gambia's renewable internal freshwater resources per capita fell from 2,524 in 1993 to 1,138 in 2022.
Access
Gambia's safe drinking water rose from 23.3 % in 2000 to 48.2 % in 2024.
Gambia's safe sanitation fell from 43.2 % in 2000 to 28.1 % in 2024.