ENVIRONMENT STATISTICS COMPENDIUM 2020 1 Foreword This is the first issue of the Environment Statistics Compendium; it will be an annual publication of the Gambia Bureau of Statistics. This report presents statistics according to the United Nations Framework for the Development of Environment Statistics (FDES 2013). The FDES 2013 classifies environment statistics into six components namely: Environmental Conditions and Quality; Environmental Resources and their Use; Residuals; Extreme Events and Disasters; Human Settlements and Environmental Health; and Environmental Protection, Management and Engagement. The statistics provided in this publication are the up to date available ones and cover up to 2017, wherever possible. It is hoped that these statistics will prove useful to the public in general, particularly to planners, decision makers and researchers. The compendium has been prepared with the collaboration of the National Environment Agency, Department of Forestry, Planning Service Unit of the Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Water Resources, Ministry of Environment, National Disaster Management Agency and Department of Parks and Wildlife Management. The co-operation and assistance of all these organisations are gratefully acknowledged. Nyakassi M.B. Sanyang Statistician General 2 Table of Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 1: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS AND QUALITY ........................................................................................................................................ 8 1.1: MEAN TEMPERATURE (oC) ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Table 1.1.1: Yundum station monthly mean temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 ............................................................................................................................... 8 Table 1.1.2: Jenoi station monthly mean temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 .................................................................................................................................... 9 Table 1.1.3: Kerewan station monthly mean temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 .............................................................................................................................. 9 Table 1.1.4: Janjanbureh station monthly mean temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 ....................................................................................................................... 10 Table 1.1.5: Basse station monthly mean temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 ................................................................................................................................. 10 1.2: MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (0C) .................................................................................................................................................................................. 11 Table 1.2.1: Yundum station monthly maximum temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 ..................................................................................................................... 11 Table 1.2.2: Jenoi station monthly maximum temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 ........................................................................................................................... 11 Table 1.2.3: Kerewan station monthly maximum temperature (oC), 2010 – 2017 .................................................................................................................... 12 Table 1.2.4: Janjanbureh station monthly maximum temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 ................................................................................................................ 12 Table 1.2.5: Basse station monthly maximum temperature (oC), 2010 - 2017 .......................................................................................................................... 13 1.3: MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (0C).................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Table 1.3.1: Yundum station monthly minimum temperature (oC), 2010 – 2017 ..................................................................................................................... 13 Table 1.3.2: Jenoi station monthly minimum temperature (oC), 2010 – 2017 ........................................................................................................................... 14 Table 1.3.3: Kerewan station monthly minimum temperature (oC), 2010 – 2017 ..................................................................................................................... 14 Table 1.3.4: Janjanbureh station monthly minimum temperature (oC), 2010 – 2017 ................................................................................................................ 15 Table 1.3.5: Basse station monthly minimum temperature (oC), 2010 – 2017 .......................................................................................................................... 15 1.4: MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 16 Table 1.4.1: Yundum station monthly mean relative humidity (%), 2010 – 2017 .................................................................................................................... 16 Table 1.4.2: Jenoi station monthly mean relative humidity (%), 2010 – 2017 .......................................................................................................................... 16 3 Table 1.4.3: Kerewan station monthly mean relative humidity (%), 2010 – 2017 .................................................................................................................... 17 Table 1.4.4: Janjanbureh station monthly mean relative humidity (%), 2010 – 2017 ............................................................................................................... 17 Table 1.4.5: Basse station monthly mean relative humidity (%), 2010 – 2017 ......................................................................................................................... 18 1.5: RAINFALL (mm) ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Table 1.5.1: Yundum station monthly rainfall (mm), 2010 – 2017 ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Table 1.5.2: Jenoi station monthly rainfall (mm), 2010 – 2017................................................................................................................................................. 19 Table 1.5.3: Kerewan station monthly rainfall (mm), 2010 – 2017........................................................................................................................................... 19 Table 1.5.4: Janjanbureh station monthly rainfall (mm), 2010 – 2017 ...................................................................................................................................... 20 Table 1.5.5: Basse station monthly rainfall (mm), 2010 – 2017 ................................................................................................................................................ 20 Table 1.6: Forest area by category, 1981 - 2010 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21 Table 1.7: Community forest management stage changes, 2014 and 2017 ............................................................................................................................... 21 Table 1.8: List of endangered species ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 22 Table 1.9 Forest fires incidences 2016 to 2018 (ha) .............................................................................................................................................................. 23 Table 1.10: List of Forest parks ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 24 Table 1.11: Seedling production/Nursery management ............................................................................................................................................................. 26 CHAPTER 2: ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND THEIR USE..................................................................................................................................... 27 Table 2.1a: Imports by quantity (Metric tonnes), 2010 - 2017 ................................................................................................................................................. 27 Table 2.1b: Exports by quantity (Metric tonnes),