Burundi vs Gambia: Share of land area that is protected

Burundi

7.6%

in 2025

Gambia

7.7%

in 2025

Burundi rank

171st

Gambia rank

169th

Share of land area that is protected over time

Burundi
Gambia

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 7.7% against 7.6% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 171st and Gambia ranks 169th of 213 countries.

Individual pages

Share of land area that is protected in Burundi
Share of land area that is protected in Gambia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Share of land area that is protected
Unit: % of total land area
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 2,746 data points, 2013–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.