Gambia vs Senegal: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre
Gambia
79.33 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Senegal
73.19 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Gambia rank
140th
Senegal rank
143rd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre over time
- Gambia
- Senegal
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 79.33 tonnes per square kilometre against 73.19 tonnes per square kilometre in Senegal, a difference of 6.14 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Senegal ahead.
Gambia ranks 140th and Senegal ranks 143rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 5 and Senegal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.14 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.54 tonnes per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 1970s | 8.8 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.18 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.38 tonnes per square kilometre | Senegal |
| 1980s | 16.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 1.26 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 1990s | 21.61 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.87 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.75 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2000s | 32.08 tonnes per square kilometre | 24.89 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.19 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2010s | 53.26 tonnes per square kilometre | 48.45 tonnes per square kilometre | 4.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
| 2020s | 75.27 tonnes per square kilometre | 67.98 tonnes per square kilometre | 7.29 tonnes per square kilometre | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre, Gambia or Senegal?
- Gambia, at 79.33 tonnes per square kilometre against 73.19 tonnes per square kilometre in Senegal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre between Gambia and Senegal?
- 6.14 tonnes per square kilometre, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Senegal?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Senegal rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 140th and Senegal ranks 143rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.