Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia
Gambia: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 8.64 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Latest (2026)
8.64
Change on year
up 12.2%
World rank
10th
of 236 countries
All-time high
14.6
in 2023
All-time low
4.82
in 2015
Years of data
15
2012–2026
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2026, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia stood at 8.64.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia peaked at 14.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.82, in 2015.
That places Gambia 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.08 | — |
| 2013 | 9.57 | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 7.65 | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 4.82 | -37.0% |
| 2016 | 9.46 | +96.4% |
| 2017 | 10.63 | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 7.18 | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 7.34 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.45 | +55.9% |
| 2021 | 10.61 | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 12.07 | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 14.6 | +21.0% |
| 2024 | 11.45 | -21.6% |
| 2025 | 7.7 | -32.7% |
| 2026 | 8.64 | +12.2% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 8.64 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.4, 6.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 8.64 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.47, 5.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.09 | 4.82 | 10.63 | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.93 | 7.7 | 14.6 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 7 Central African Republic 9.66 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.53 compare
- 9 Mozambique 9.41 compare
- 11 Cambodia 8.44 compare
- 12 Ghana 7.4 compare
- 13 Myanmar 6.39 compare
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 share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia was 8.64 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.82 in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Gambia ranks 10th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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