Gambia vs Mauritius: Per capita methane emissions
Gambia
0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mauritius
0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gambia rank
175th
Mauritius rank
173rd
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Gambia
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gambia, a difference of 0.0134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 175th and Mauritius ranks 173rd of 199 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 0.9947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 0.9516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7932 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.9831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.6272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Gambia or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Gambia and Mauritius?
- 0.0134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Mauritius?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Mauritius rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Gambia ranks 175th and Mauritius ranks 173rd 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 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.