Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▲ Rising
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Gambia, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Gambia is 0.1735 kilograms per international-$, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Gambia peaked at 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0365 kilograms per international-$, in 1953.
Gambia ranks 93rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0505 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0365 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0704 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.053 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0446 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0623 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.11 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0691 kilograms per international-$ | 0.17 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1531 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1417 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1368 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1502 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1376 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1289 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1443 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1535 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1695 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1676 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1634 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 90 Benin 0.183 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 91 Belgium 0.1816 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 92 Burkina Faso 0.1753 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 94 Croatia 0.1719 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 95 Guinea 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 96 Egypt 0.1711 kilograms per international-$ compare
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)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.2909 tonnes per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Gambia?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Gambia was 0.1735 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1824 kilograms per international-$ in 1980.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0365 kilograms per international-$ in 1953.
- How does Gambia rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).