Gambia vs Saudi Arabia: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Gambia
313,455 tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
471,923 tonnes
in 2024
Gambia rank
100th
Saudi Arabia rank
97th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Gambia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 471,923 tonnes against 313,455 tonnes in Gambia, a difference of 158,468 tonnes.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.5 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 100th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 13 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 252,424 tonnes | -266,699 tonnes | 519,123 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1860s | 267,611 tonnes | -310,975 tonnes | 578,586 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1870s | 449,529 tonnes | -287,606 tonnes | 737,135 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1880s | 471,912 tonnes | -278,610 tonnes | 750,523 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1890s | 329,247 tonnes | -305,922 tonnes | 635,169 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1900s | 187,725 tonnes | -353,800 tonnes | 541,525 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1910s | 69,407 tonnes | -545,357 tonnes | 614,764 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1920s | 606,725 tonnes | -452,002 tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | Gambia |
| 1930s | 636,272 tonnes | -397,295 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | Gambia |
| 1940s | 261,206 tonnes | -459,165 tonnes | 720,372 tonnes | Gambia |
| 1950s | 402,022 tonnes | 591,912 tonnes | 189,891 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1960s | 421,503 tonnes | 1.17 million tonnes | 744,397 tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 710,057 tonnes | 3.07 million tonnes | 2.36 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 513,400 tonnes | 8.63 million tonnes | 8.11 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 458,344 tonnes | 4.44 million tonnes | 3.98 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 2.02 million tonnes | 1.10 million tonnes | 923,487 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2010s | 933,037 tonnes | 118,875 tonnes | 814,163 tonnes | Gambia |
| 2020s | 341,734 tonnes | 213,215 tonnes | 128,518 tonnes | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Gambia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 471,923 tonnes against 313,455 tonnes in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Gambia and Saudi Arabia?
- 158,468 tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Saudi Arabia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Gambia ranks 100th and Saudi Arabia ranks 97th 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.