Afghanistan vs Gambia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita
Afghanistan
0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gambia
0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
180th
Gambia rank
178th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 180th and Gambia ranks 178th of 196 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita, Afghanistan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita between Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th and Gambia ranks 178th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.