What is land area in Gambia?

Land area in Gambia was 10,120 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 10,120 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 10,120 sq. km in 1961.

How does Gambia rank for land area?

Gambia ranks 162nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Gambia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Gambia

Name: Land area in Gambia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Gambia: Land area was 10,120 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

10,120 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

162nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

10,120 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

10,120 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Gambia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Gambia stood at 10,120 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Gambia peaked at 10,120 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 10,120 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Gambia 162nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	9
1970s	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10
1980s	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10
1990s	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10
2000s	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10
2010s	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10
2020s	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	10,120 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Gambia

159 Qatar 11,490 sq. km compare
160 Jamaica 10,830 sq. km compare
161 Lebanon 10,230 sq. km compare
163 Bahamas 10,010 sq. km compare
164 Cyprus 9,240 sq. km compare
165 Puerto Rico 8,870 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Gambia

Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Rural population 35.0% (2025)
Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
Rural population 988,057 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 23.8% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 618.52 million current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 161,065 hectares (2023)
Cereal yield 800.7 kg per hectare (2023)
Cereal production 128,972 metric tons (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Gambia?: Land area in Gambia was 10,120 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 10,120 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 10,120 sq. km in 1961.
How does Gambia rank for land area?: Gambia ranks 162nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.