Wildfire area burned by land cover type in Gambia
Gambia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type was 0 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 hectares
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
99th
of 225 countries
All-time high
3,263 hectares
in 2006
All-time low
0 hectares
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Wildfire area burned by land cover type in Gambia, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0 hectares for wildfire area burned by land cover type in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wildfire area burned by land cover type in Gambia peaked at 3,263 hectares in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares, in 2025.
That places Gambia 99th out of 225 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type in Gambia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 472.25 hectares | — |
| 2003 | 2,533 hectares | +436.4% |
| 2004 | 1,181 hectares | -53.4% |
| 2005 | 236.13 hectares | -80.0% |
| 2006 | 3,263 hectares | +1281.8% |
| 2007 | 1,138 hectares | -65.1% |
| 2008 | 300.52 hectares | -73.6% |
| 2009 | 236.12 hectares | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 579.58 hectares | +145.5% |
| 2011 | 880.1 hectares | +51.9% |
| 2012 | 343.45 hectares | -61.0% |
| 2013 | 150.26 hectares | -56.3% |
| 2014 | 64.4 hectares | -57.1% |
| 2015 | 257.59 hectares | +300.0% |
| 2016 | 107.33 hectares | -58.3% |
| 2017 | 193.19 hectares | +80.0% |
| 2018 | 386.39 hectares | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 128.8 hectares | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 515.18 hectares | +300.0% |
| 2021 | 214.66 hectares | -58.3% |
| 2022 | 279.06 hectares | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 107.33 hectares | -61.5% |
| 2024 | 21.47 hectares | -80.0% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares | -100.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0 hectares is below the median for low income countries, which is 558.11 hectares. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 246.86 hectares. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1281.8% | 236.13 hectares | 3,263 hectares |
| 2003 | +436.4% | 472.25 hectares | 2,533 hectares |
| 2015 | +300.0% | 64.4 hectares | 257.59 hectares |
| 2020 | +300.0% | 128.8 hectares | 515.18 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,170 hectares | 236.12 hectares | 3,263 hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 309.11 hectares | 64.4 hectares | 880.1 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 189.62 hectares | 0 hectares | 515.18 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 99 Afghanistan 0 hectares
- 99 Aland Islands 0 hectares compare
- 99 American Samoa 0 hectares
- 99 Andorra 0 hectares
- 99 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares
- 99 Armenia 0 hectares
- 99 Austria 0 hectares compare
- 99 Azerbaijan 0 hectares compare
- 99 Bahrain 0 hectares
- 99 Barbados 0 hectares
- 99 Belgium 0 hectares
- 99 Benin 0 hectares compare
- 99 Bermuda 0 hectares
- 99 Bhutan 0 hectares compare
- 99 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 hectares
- 99 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 hectares compare
- 99 Cape Verde 0 hectares
- 99 Cayman Islands 0 hectares compare
- 99 Comoros 0 hectares compare
- 99 Croatia 0 hectares compare
- 99 Cyprus 0 hectares
- 99 Czechia 0 hectares compare
- 99 Denmark 0 hectares compare
- 99 Djibouti 0 hectares
- 99 Dominica 0 hectares
- 99 Dominican Republic 0 hectares compare
- 99 East Timor 0 hectares compare
- 99 Egypt 0 hectares compare
- 99 El Salvador 0 hectares compare
- 99 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares compare
- 99 Eritrea 0 hectares
- 99 Estonia 0 hectares compare
- 99 Faroe Islands 0 hectares
- 99 Fiji 0 hectares compare
- 99 Finland 0 hectares compare
- 99 French Polynesia 0 hectares
- 99 French Southern Territories 0 hectares
- 99 Georgia 0 hectares compare
- 99 Germany 0 hectares compare
- 99 Greenland 0 hectares compare
- 99 Grenada 0 hectares compare
- 99 Guadeloupe 0 hectares
- 99 Guam 0 hectares
- 99 Guernsey 0 hectares compare
- 99 Hong Kong 0 hectares compare
- 99 Hungary 0 hectares compare
- 99 Iceland 0 hectares compare
- 99 Isle of Man 0 hectares
- 99 Israel 0 hectares compare
- 99 Jamaica 0 hectares compare
- 99 Japan 0 hectares compare
- 99 Jersey 0 hectares
- 99 Jordan 0 hectares
- 99 Kuwait 0 hectares
- 99 Kyrgyzstan 0 hectares compare
- 99 Latvia 0 hectares
- 99 Lebanon 0 hectares compare
- 99 Lesotho 0 hectares compare
- 99 Libya 0 hectares
- 99 Liechtenstein 0 hectares
- 99 Lithuania 0 hectares
- 99 Luxembourg 0 hectares
- 99 Macao 0 hectares
- 99 Malta 0 hectares
- 99 Martinique 0 hectares
- 99 Mauritania 0 hectares compare
- 99 Mauritius 0 hectares
- 99 Mayotte 0 hectares
- 99 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares
- 99 Moldova 0 hectares compare
- 99 Mongolia 0 hectares compare
- 99 Montserrat 0 hectares compare
- 99 Morocco 0 hectares compare
- 99 Namibia 0 hectares compare
- 99 Nauru 0 hectares
- 99 Nepal 0 hectares compare
- 99 Netherlands 0 hectares
- 99 New Caledonia 0 hectares compare
- 99 New Zealand 0 hectares compare
- 99 Niger 0 hectares compare
- 99 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares
- 99 Norway 0 hectares compare
- 99 Oman 0 hectares
- 99 Palau 0 hectares
- 99 Palestine 0 hectares
- 99 Peru 0 hectares compare
- 99 Puerto Rico 0 hectares compare
- 99 Qatar 0 hectares
- 99 Reunion 0 hectares
- 99 Saint Helena 0 hectares
- 99 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares
- 99 Saint Lucia 0 hectares
- 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 hectares
- 99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares
- 99 Samoa 0 hectares
- 99 San Marino 0 hectares
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares compare
- 99 Saudi Arabia 0 hectares
- 99 Serbia 0 hectares compare
- 99 Seychelles 0 hectares
- 99 Singapore 0 hectares
- 99 Slovakia 0 hectares
- 99 Slovenia 0 hectares
- 99 Solomon Islands 0 hectares compare
- 99 Somalia 0 hectares
- 99 Sri Lanka 0 hectares compare
- 99 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares
- 99 Sweden 0 hectares
- 99 Switzerland 0 hectares
- 99 Tajikistan 0 hectares
- 99 Togo 0 hectares compare
- 99 Tokelau 0 hectares
- 99 Tonga 0 hectares
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 0 hectares compare
- 99 Tunisia 0 hectares compare
- 99 Turkmenistan 0 hectares compare
- 99 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares
- 99 Tuvalu 0 hectares
- 99 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares
- 99 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 hectares
- 99 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares compare
- 99 Uzbekistan 0 hectares compare
- 99 Vanuatu 0 hectares compare
- 99 Wallis and Futuna 0 hectares
- 99 Western Sahara 0 hectares
- 99 Yemen 0 hectares
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wildfire area burned by land cover type in Gambia?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type in Gambia was 0 hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,263 hectares in 2006.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type?
- Gambia ranks 99th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Area of other land types burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares. Includes wetlands, urban areas, snow and ice, bare ground, and water bodies.