Djibouti vs Gambia: Methane emissions

Djibouti
1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gambia
1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Djibouti rank
155th
Gambia rank
156th

Methane emissions over time

  • Djibouti
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gambia, a difference of 18,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.

Djibouti ranks 155th and Gambia ranks 156th of 199 regions.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Gambia Difference Ahead
1850s 28,608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 146,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 118,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1860s 29,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 148,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 119,956 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1870s 29,596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 151,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 122,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1880s 30,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 155,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 125,024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1890s 30,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 159,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 128,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1900s 31,488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 162,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 130,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1910s 34,779 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 176,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 141,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1920s 41,983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 211,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 169,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1930s 51,697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 252,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 200,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1940s 70,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 306,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 236,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1950s 99,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 379,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 279,726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1960s 156,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 484,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 328,301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1970s 278,776 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 587,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 308,874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1980s 492,008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 639,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 147,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
1990s 817,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 818,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
2000s 981,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 60,478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
2010s 1.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 360,854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia
2020s 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 74,260 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher methane emissions, Djibouti or Gambia?
Djibouti, at 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in methane emissions between Djibouti and Gambia?
18,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Gambia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Gambia rank globally for methane emissions?
Djibouti ranks 155th and Gambia ranks 156th of 199 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,825 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.