Brazil vs Gambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre

Brazil
2,120 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia
1,667 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2023
Brazil rank
143rd
Gambia rank
146th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre over time

  • Brazil
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2,120 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,667 tonnes per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 453 tonnes per square kilometre.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Gambia's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 143rd and Gambia ranks 146th of 204 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Gambia Difference Ahead
1960s 111.81 tonnes per square kilometre 32.18 tonnes per square kilometre 79.63 tonnes per square kilometre Brazil
1970s 228.04 tonnes per square kilometre 85.52 tonnes per square kilometre 142.52 tonnes per square kilometre Brazil
1980s 432.55 tonnes per square kilometre 223.61 tonnes per square kilometre 208.95 tonnes per square kilometre Brazil
1990s 701.91 tonnes per square kilometre 413.97 tonnes per square kilometre 287.94 tonnes per square kilometre Brazil
2000s 1,093 tonnes per square kilometre 685.01 tonnes per square kilometre 408.4 tonnes per square kilometre Brazil
2010s 1,623 tonnes per square kilometre 1,105 tonnes per square kilometre 517.73 tonnes per square kilometre Brazil
2020s 2,033 tonnes per square kilometre 1,552 tonnes per square kilometre 480.27 tonnes per square kilometre Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre, Brazil or Gambia?
Brazil, at 2,120 tonnes per square kilometre against 1,667 tonnes per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre between Brazil and Gambia?
453 tonnes per square kilometre, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Gambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Gambia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, per square kilometre?
Brazil ranks 143rd and Gambia ranks 146th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, per square kilometre
Unit
tonnes per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 11,422 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions 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.