Gambia vs Tanzania: CO₂ emissions per capita
Gambia
0.2909 tonnes per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.292 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
190th
Tanzania rank
189th
CO₂ emissions per capita over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 0.292 tonnes per person against 0.2909 tonnes per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0011 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tanzania ahead.
Gambia ranks 190th and Tanzania ranks 189th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 4 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0473 tonnes per person | 0.0698 tonnes per person | 0.0225 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.0665 tonnes per person | 0.1023 tonnes per person | 0.0357 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 0.1444 tonnes per person | 0.1473 tonnes per person | 0.0029 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.1996 tonnes per person | 0.0998 tonnes per person | 0.0997 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.1763 tonnes per person | 0.0802 tonnes per person | 0.0961 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.1963 tonnes per person | 0.1162 tonnes per person | 0.0801 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.2441 tonnes per person | 0.2273 tonnes per person | 0.0167 tonnes per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.2887 tonnes per person | 0.2889 tonnes per person | 0.0002 tonnes per person | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher co₂ emissions per capita, Gambia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 0.292 tonnes per person against 0.2909 tonnes per person in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in co₂ emissions per capita between Gambia and Tanzania?
- 0.0011 tonnes per person, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for co₂ emissions per capita?
- Gambia ranks 190th and Tanzania ranks 189th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as CO₂ emissions per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.