Carbon intensity vs gdp in Gambia
Gambia: Carbon intensity vs gdp was 348.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Gambia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 348.91 for carbon intensity vs gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity vs gdp in Gambia peaked at 393.4 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 203.58, in 2009.
Gambia ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Carbon intensity vs gdp in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 240.63 | — |
| 1981 | 241.29 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 246.9 | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 246.9 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 241.09 | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 241.75 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 250.38 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 229.02 | -8.5% |
| 1988 | 233.06 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 229.02 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 251.2 | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 252.39 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 251.71 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 246.79 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 214.12 | -13.2% |
| 1995 | 239.55 | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 242.95 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 247.67 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 251.09 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 285.33 | +13.6% |
| 2000 | 217.13 | -23.9% |
| 2001 | 217.93 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 218.86 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 218.86 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 220.04 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 218.04 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 219.09 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 211.44 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 212.09 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 203.58 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 215.9 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 210.62 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 219.52 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 209.81 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 223.78 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 251.89 | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 253.01 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 251.82 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 335.67 | +33.3% |
| 2019 | 359.61 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 393.4 | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 355.55 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 384.85 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 346.15 | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 348.91 | +0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 348.91 is above the median for low income countries, which is 234.44, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 348.91 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 227.53, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon intensity vs gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +33.3% | 251.82 | 335.67 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 240 | 229.02 | 250.38 | 10 |
| 1990s | 248.28 | 214.12 | 285.33 | 10 |
| 2000s | 215.71 | 203.58 | 220.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 253.16 | 209.81 | 359.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 365.77 | 346.15 | 393.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 carbon intensity vs gdp in Gambia?
- Carbon intensity vs gdp in Gambia was 348.91 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 393.4 in 2020.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity vs gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 203.58 in 2009.
- How does Gambia rank for carbon intensity vs gdp?
- Gambia ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon intensity vs gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity vs gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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