Eswatini vs Gambia: Methane emissions
Eswatini
1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gambia
1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Eswatini rank
157th
Gambia rank
156th
Methane emissions over time
- Eswatini
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eswatini, a difference of 26,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.
Eswatini ranks 157th and Gambia ranks 156th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 10 and Gambia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 52,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 146,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 94,143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1860s | 63,812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,960 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 85,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1870s | 77,785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 151,996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 74,211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1880s | 95,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 59,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1890s | 118,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159,351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1900s | 147,883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 1910s | 186,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 176,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1920s | 235,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 211,396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1930s | 303,423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50,979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1940s | 472,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 165,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1950s | 721,334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 341,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1960s | 920,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 484,319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 436,325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 587,651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 596,933 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 1.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 639,239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 766,113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 1990s | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 818,856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 665,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 1.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 443,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 96,938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Eswatini or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Eswatini as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Eswatini and Gambia?
- 26,070 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Gambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Eswatini and Gambia rank globally for methane emissions?
- Eswatini ranks 157th and Gambia ranks 156th of 199 countries.
- 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.