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
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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

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.