Eswatini vs Gambia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Eswatini
210,900 tonnes
in 2024
Gambia
313,455 tonnes
in 2024
Eswatini rank
102nd
Gambia rank
100th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Eswatini
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 313,455 tonnes against 210,900 tonnes in Eswatini, a difference of 102,555 tonnes.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.5 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 102nd and Gambia ranks 100th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 15 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 364,671 tonnes | 252,424 tonnes | 112,247 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1860s | 468,292 tonnes | 267,611 tonnes | 200,681 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1870s | 633,029 tonnes | 449,529 tonnes | 183,500 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1880s | 581,602 tonnes | 471,912 tonnes | 109,689 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1890s | 701,495 tonnes | 329,247 tonnes | 372,248 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1900s | 1.15 million tonnes | 187,725 tonnes | 961,555 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1910s | 1.47 million tonnes | 69,407 tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 2.28 million tonnes | 606,725 tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 777,098 tonnes | 636,272 tonnes | 140,826 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 6.19 million tonnes | 261,206 tonnes | 5.93 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 5.99 million tonnes | 402,022 tonnes | 5.59 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 3.00 million tonnes | 421,503 tonnes | 2.58 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 1.81 million tonnes | 710,057 tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 1.46 million tonnes | 513,400 tonnes | 947,232 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.39 million tonnes | 458,344 tonnes | 931,107 tonnes | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 746,514 tonnes | 2.02 million tonnes | 1.27 million tonnes | Gambia |
| 2010s | 580,066 tonnes | 933,037 tonnes | 352,971 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2020s | 287,595 tonnes | 341,734 tonnes | 54,139 tonnes | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 313,455 tonnes against 210,900 tonnes in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Eswatini and Gambia?
- 102,555 tonnes, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Eswatini ranks 102nd and Gambia ranks 100th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.