Mangrove total area change in Gambia
Gambia: Mangrove total area change was 0.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.3%
Change on year
down 55.0%
World rank
24th
of 126 countries
All-time high
1.1%
in 2009
All-time low
-0.2%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2007–2020
Mangrove total area change in Gambia, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, mangrove total area change in Gambia stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.0% on the previous year and down 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Gambia peaked at 1.1% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 2016.
Gambia ranks 24th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mangrove total area change in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1.1% | — |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -69.4% |
| 2016 | -0.2% | -173.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -119.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | +1239.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +26.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -55.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is -4.5%. (10 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | -0.2% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 21 Timor-Leste 0.3% compare
- 21 East Timor 0.3% compare
- 23 Cameroon 0.3% compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 0.3% compare
- 25 Brunei 0.3% compare
- 27 Senegal 0.3% compare
More development goals data for Gambia
- Red List Index 0.9704 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 281.27 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 14.3 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 1 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 1 (2025)
- Infant deaths 2,674 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 1,891 (2024)
- Alcohol consumption per capita (aged 15 years and older) within a 0.4818 ltpureal (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Gambia?
- Mangrove total area change in Gambia was 0.3% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2009.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 2016.
- How does Gambia rank for mangrove total area change?
- Gambia ranks 24th out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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