Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Gambia
Gambia: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0001 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Gambia peaked at 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
Gambia ranks 60th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Gambia, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0 kt per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +14.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0001 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +25.2% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 57 Grenada 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 58 Ukraine 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 59 Nicaragua 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 61 Tuvalu 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 62 Slovakia 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
- 63 Sri Lanka 0.0001 kt per square kilometre compare
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Gambia?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre in Gambia was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 2010.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gambia rank for agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre?
- Gambia ranks 60th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (n2o), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.