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 8.6% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia, 2012–2026
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2026, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gambia stood at 8.6%.
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, 4.8%, in 2015.
That places Gambia 8th 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8.1% | — |
| 2013 | 9.6% | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 7.6% | -20.0% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -37.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +96.4% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | -32.5% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 11.4% | +55.9% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +21.0% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | -21.6% |
| 2025 | 7.7% | -32.7% |
| 2026 | 8.6% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.8% | 10.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.7% | 14.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 5 Sierra Leone 10.1% compare
- 6 Central African Republic 9.7% compare
- 7 Zambia 8.9% compare
- 9 Cambodia 8.4% compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.3% compare
- 11 Ghana 7.4% 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 8.6% in 2026, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by 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 4.8% in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Gambia ranks 8th 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 Global Wildfire Information System (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with minor processing by 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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About this data
The total area consumed by wildfires is recorded for each fire event, even if fires occur in the same location multiple times. The 2026 data is incomplete and was last updated 28 August 2026.