CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Gambia
Gambia: CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita was 0.2909 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita in Gambia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Gambia stood at 0.2909 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.3065 tonnes per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0332 tonnes per person, in 1953.
That places Gambia 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0473 tonnes per person | 0.0332 tonnes per person | 0.068 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0665 tonnes per person | 0.046 tonnes per person | 0.0935 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1444 tonnes per person | 0.0909 tonnes per person | 0.2125 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1996 tonnes per person | 0.1775 tonnes per person | 0.2207 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1763 tonnes per person | 0.1669 tonnes per person | 0.1941 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1963 tonnes per person | 0.1889 tonnes per person | 0.2029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2441 tonnes per person | 0.2038 tonnes per person | 0.2893 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2887 tonnes per person | 0.2782 tonnes per person | 0.3065 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Gambia
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Population, total 2.82 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.3% (2025)
- Urban population 1.83 million (2025)
- Urban population 65.0% (2025)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 17.68 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.2909 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.2909 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 0.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Gambia?
- Co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita in Gambia was 0.2909 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3065 tonnes per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0332 tonnes per person in 1953.
- How does Gambia rank for co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita?
- Gambia ranks 190th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is co₂ emissions per capita vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.