Environment in Gambia

1,673 indicators covering environment for Gambia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Services (G to T)) — Value 26.77 USD/m3 2023 up 44.8% 149th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (No breakdown) — Value 2.21 % 2023 unchanged 134th
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import quantity 3.82 t 2024 up 60.5% 183rd
Fertilizers n.e.c. — Import value 9.1 1000 USD 2024 down 51.1% 182nd
NPK fertilizers — Import quantity 400 t 2024 up 1,153.1% 155th
NPK fertilizers — Import value 13,194 1000 USD 2024 up 64,671.4% 82nd
Land use 447,000 hectares 2023 down 2.2% 134th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.85 % 2023 unchanged 118th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Services (G to T)) — Value 0.9 % 2023 unchanged 111th
6.4.2 Level of water stress (Industries) — Value 0.46 % 2023 unchanged 100th
Urea — Import value 0.95 1000 USD 2024 down 73.5% 184th
Urea — Import quantity 0.5 t 2024 down 95.4% 184th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import quantity 3 t 2024 down 82.4% 130th
Recovered fibre pulp (export/import) — Import value 8 1000 USD 2024 up 33.3% 125th
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import quantity 0 m3 2024 193rd
Oriented strand board (OSB) — Import value 0 1000 USD 2024 193rd
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (No breakdown) — Value 13.65 USD/m3 2023 up 53.2% 92nd
6.4.1 Water Use Efficiency (Agriculture (ISIC4 A01 A0210 A0322)) 0.17 USD/m3 2023 up 30.8% 106th
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 1,750 hectares 2025 down 1.1% 164th
Other NP compounds — Import quantity 7,400 t 2024 up 15,678.3% 53rd
Other NP compounds — Import value 15,412 1000 USD 2024 up 67,291.3% 33rd
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import value 4.91 1000 USD 2017 down 71.4% 142nd
Potassium sulphate (sulphate of potash) (SOP) — Import quantity 25.11 t 2017 down 67.6% 124th
Share using safely managed drinking water 48.2% 2024 up 25.6% 123rd
People not using safely managed drinking water sources 1.43 million people 2024 up 7.2% 66th
Drinking water service usage 48.2% 2024 up 25.6% 123rd
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 8.41 Percentage of agricultural land area 2022 down 1.1% 28th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 23.41 Percentage of GDP 2022 down 19.9% 28th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 437.71 t 2024 up 81.4% 76th
Other potassic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 208.31 1000 USD 2024 up 37.0% 83rd
PK compounds — Import value 2.47 1000 USD 2024 down 99.7% 155th
PK compounds — Import quantity 50 t 2024 down 95.0% 115th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 425.47 million SLC 2022 up 47.2% 117th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 7.75 million USD 2022 up 25.0% 151st
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 6.58 million USD 2022 up 8.4% 151st
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import quantity 26.2 t 2024 down 89.4% 113th
Other phosphatic fertilizers, n.e.c. — Import value 10.11 1000 USD 2024 down 85.3% 124th
Phosphate rock — Import value 102.42 1000 USD 2024 up 255,950.0% 67th
Agriculture, forestry, fishing (central government expenditure) 1.87 % 2022 down 27.8% 78th
Phosphate rock — Import quantity 33.25 t 2024 up 7,288.9% 91st
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$ 24.88 million USD 2024 up 1,550.8% 98th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Value US$, 2015 prices 20.59 million USD 2024 up 1,168.0% 99th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Share of Total Credit 9.09 % 2024 up 671.2% 19th
Credit to Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing — Ratio of Value Added 0.0484 2024 up 777.7% 88th
Forest rents 2.9% 2021 down 36.1% 25th
Water withdrawals per capita 37.66 cubic meters per person 2023 down 22.0% 163rd
Superphosphates above 35% — Import quantity 283.76 t 2024 up 496.1% 75th
Superphosphates above 35% — Import value 134.81 1000 USD 2024 up 479.8% 76th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of) 18.44 2022 up 43.5% 101st
Exported deforestation 1.47 hectares 2023 down 74.3% 130th
Imported deforestation 1,204 hectares 2023 up 393.0% 132nd
Deforestation embedded in trade 1,203 hectares 2023 up 404.3% 98th
Consumption-based deforestation per person 4.47 square meters 2023 up 251.6% 77th
Percent of arable land equipped for irrigation (percent) (3-year) 0.5 % 2021 unchanged 107th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 08 - Sectoral breakdown of 2.86 Percentage of GDP 2021 down 36.1% 20th
Land use — Agriculture area under organic agriculture 0.5 Square kilometres 2019 down 44.4% 139th
Industrial water withdrawal 21.20 million cubic meters 2023 unchanged 138th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import value 1,445 1000 USD 2024 up 411.7% 145th
Insecticides (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 1,710 t 2024 up 99.2% 89th
Disinfectants, etc (excl. Haz. pest.) — Import quantity 53.2 t 2024 down 35.5% 163rd