Gambia vs Kiribati: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Gambia
1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kiribati
0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
192nd
Kiribati rank
195th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Gambia
- Kiribati
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Gambia has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 192nd and Kiribati ranks 195th of 199 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.126 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8224 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Gambia or Kiribati?
- Gambia, at 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Gambia and Kiribati?
- 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kiribati?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Kiribati rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Gambia ranks 192nd and Kiribati ranks 195th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. 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 are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.