Egypt vs Gambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP

Egypt
0.1711 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Gambia
0.1735 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Egypt rank
96th
Gambia rank
93rd

Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time

  • Egypt
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ in Egypt, a difference of 0.0024 kilograms per international-$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 96th and Gambia ranks 93rd of 164 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Gambia Difference Ahead
1950s 0.3286 kilograms per international-$ 0.0505 kilograms per international-$ 0.2781 kilograms per international-$ Egypt
1960s 0.3982 kilograms per international-$ 0.053 kilograms per international-$ 0.3452 kilograms per international-$ Egypt
1970s 0.3409 kilograms per international-$ 0.11 kilograms per international-$ 0.2309 kilograms per international-$ Egypt
1980s 0.3363 kilograms per international-$ 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ 0.1832 kilograms per international-$ Egypt
1990s 0.314 kilograms per international-$ 0.1417 kilograms per international-$ 0.1723 kilograms per international-$ Egypt
2000s 0.2714 kilograms per international-$ 0.1376 kilograms per international-$ 0.1338 kilograms per international-$ Egypt
2010s 0.2158 kilograms per international-$ 0.1535 kilograms per international-$ 0.0624 kilograms per international-$ Egypt
2020s 0.1833 kilograms per international-$ 0.1676 kilograms per international-$ 0.0157 kilograms per international-$ Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Egypt or Gambia?
Gambia, at 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ in Egypt as of 2022.
What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Egypt and Gambia?
0.0024 kilograms per international-$, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
Egypt ranks 96th and Gambia ranks 93rd of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Unit
kilograms per international-$
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 14,672 data points, 1820–2022
Last refreshed

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).