Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0 hectares per person
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
97th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.0019 hectares per person
in 2006
All-time low
0 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Gambia, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Gambia is 0 hectares per person, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it 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, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0019 hectares per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2025.
Gambia ranks 97th of 206 countries on this measure, 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, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.0003 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.0016 hectares per person | +422.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 hectares per person | -54.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -80.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0019 hectares per person | +1242.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0006 hectares per person | -66.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -74.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 hectares per person | +138.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 hectares per person | +47.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 hectares per person | -62.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -57.5% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | -58.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +289.2% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | -59.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +75.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +95.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -67.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0002 hectares per person | +290.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 hectares per person | -59.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 hectares per person | +27.0% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -62.4% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | -80.5% |
| 2025 | 0 hectares per person | -100.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 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 | +1242.9% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person |
| 2003 | +422.1% | 0.0003 hectares per person | 0.0016 hectares per person |
| 2015 | +289.2% | 0 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person |
| 2020 | +290.6% | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 hectares per person | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0.0019 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0004 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0.0002 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 94 United Kingdom 0 hectares per person compare
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- 96 Bangladesh 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Afghanistan 0 hectares per person
- 97 Andorra 0 hectares per person
- 97 United Arab Emirates 0 hectares per person
- 97 Armenia 0 hectares per person
- 97 American Samoa 0 hectares per person
- 97 Antigua and Barbuda 0 hectares per person
- 97 Austria 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Azerbaijan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Belgium 0 hectares per person
- 97 Benin 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Bahrain 0 hectares per person
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Bermuda 0 hectares per person
- 97 Barbados 0 hectares per person
- 97 Bhutan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Switzerland 0 hectares per person
- 97 Comoros 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Cape Verde 0 hectares per person
- 97 Cayman Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Cyprus 0 hectares per person
- 97 Czechia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Germany 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Djibouti 0 hectares per person
- 97 Dominica 0 hectares per person
- 97 Denmark 0 hectares per person compare
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- 97 Egypt 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Eritrea 0 hectares per person
- 97 Estonia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Finland 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Fiji 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Faroe Islands 0 hectares per person
- 97 Micronesia (country) 0 hectares per person
- 97 Georgia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Equatorial Guinea 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Grenada 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Greenland 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Guam 0 hectares per person
- 97 Hong Kong 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Croatia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Hungary 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Isle of Man 0 hectares per person
- 97 Iceland 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Israel 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Jamaica 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Jordan 0 hectares per person
- 97 Japan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Kyrgyzstan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares per person
- 97 Kuwait 0 hectares per person
- 97 Lebanon 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Libya 0 hectares per person
- 97 Saint Lucia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Liechtenstein 0 hectares per person
- 97 Sri Lanka 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Lesotho 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Lithuania 0 hectares per person
- 97 Luxembourg 0 hectares per person
- 97 Latvia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Macao 0 hectares per person
- 97 Morocco 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Moldova 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Malta 0 hectares per person
- 97 Mongolia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares per person
- 97 Mauritania 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Mauritius 0 hectares per person
- 97 Namibia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 New Caledonia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Niger 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Netherlands 0 hectares per person
- 97 Norway 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Nepal 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Nauru 0 hectares per person
- 97 New Zealand 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Oman 0 hectares per person
- 97 Peru 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Palau 0 hectares per person
- 97 Puerto Rico 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Palestine 0 hectares per person
- 97 French Polynesia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Qatar 0 hectares per person
- 97 Saudi Arabia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Singapore 0 hectares per person
- 97 Solomon Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 El Salvador 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 San Marino 0 hectares per person
- 97 Somalia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Serbia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Slovakia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Slovenia 0 hectares per person
- 97 Sweden 0 hectares per person
- 97 Seychelles 0 hectares per person
- 97 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares per person
- 97 Togo 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Tajikistan 0 hectares per person
- 97 Turkmenistan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 East Timor 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Tonga 0 hectares per person
- 97 Trinidad and Tobago 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Tunisia 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Tuvalu 0 hectares per person
- 97 Uzbekistan 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares per person
- 97 United States Virgin Islands 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Vanuatu 0 hectares per person compare
- 97 Samoa 0 hectares per person
- 97 Yemen 0 hectares per person
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, per capita in Gambia?
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita in Gambia was 0 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 hectares per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Gambia rank for wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 97th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wildfire area burned by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Wildfire area burned by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Wildfire area burned by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Wildfire area burned by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.