Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Gambia or Iceland?

Gambia, at 299.62 kt against 262.57 kt in Iceland as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iceland?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gambia vs Iceland: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq)

Gambia

299.62 kt

in 2023

Iceland

262.57 kt

in 2023

Gambia rank

154th

Iceland rank

157th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

Gambia
Iceland

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 299.62 kt against 262.57 kt in Iceland, a difference of 37.05 kt.

That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iceland ahead.

Gambia ranks 154th and Iceland ranks 157th of 201 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Iceland in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gambia	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	36.59 kt	149.95 kt	113.36 kt	Iceland
1970s	48.74 kt	203.36 kt	154.62 kt	Iceland
1980s	72.79 kt	209.79 kt	137 kt	Iceland
1990s	109.82 kt	228.11 kt	118.29 kt	Iceland
2000s	158.79 kt	292.87 kt	134.08 kt	Iceland
2010s	229.59 kt	278.41 kt	48.82 kt	Iceland
2020s	287.07 kt	269.44 kt	17.63 kt	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), Gambia or Iceland?: Gambia, at 299.62 kt against 262.57 kt in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between Gambia and Iceland?: 37.05 kt, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Iceland?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Iceland rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?: Gambia ranks 154th and Iceland ranks 157th of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 13 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf