Gambia vs Luxembourg: Nitrous oxide emissions
Gambia
300,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Luxembourg
244,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gambia rank
156th
Luxembourg rank
159th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Gambia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 300,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 244,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Luxembourg, a difference of 56,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Gambia ranks 156th and Luxembourg ranks 159th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8,288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23,285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 8,835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 11,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 14,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34,493 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 16,595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 44,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 18,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 24,853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 70,822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 37,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 78,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 40,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 96,328 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43,381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 143,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,322 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 62,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 147,109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 244,281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 97,171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 207,344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 288,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 80,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 245,544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 306,969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 290,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 336,749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 347,611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 353,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 332,524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20,711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
| 2020s | 307,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Gambia or Luxembourg?
- Gambia, at 300,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 244,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Luxembourg as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Gambia and Luxembourg?
- 56,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Luxembourg?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Luxembourg rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Gambia ranks 156th and Luxembourg ranks 159th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide 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.