Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Gambia
Gambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled was 73.96 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Gambia, 1950–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Gambia stood at 73.96 million tonnes. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Gambia peaked at 73.96 million tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 210,057 tonnes, in 1950.
Gambia ranks 169th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Gambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 210,057 tonnes | — |
| 1951 | 418,795 tonnes | +99.4% |
| 1952 | 756,726 tonnes | +80.7% |
| 1953 | 1.19 million tonnes | +56.8% |
| 1954 | 1.65 million tonnes | +39.4% |
| 1955 | 2.18 million tonnes | +31.5% |
| 1956 | 2.70 million tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1957 | 3.24 million tonnes | +20.0% |
| 1958 | 3.80 million tonnes | +17.2% |
| 1959 | 4.19 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1960 | 4.50 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1961 | 4.80 million tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 5.31 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 5.72 million tonnes | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 6.30 million tonnes | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 6.70 million tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 7.32 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 8.10 million tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 8.45 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 8.70 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 9.17 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 9.77 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 10.51 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 12.75 million tonnes | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 13.87 million tonnes | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 14.61 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 15.30 million tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 16.15 million tonnes | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 16.53 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 16.70 million tonnes | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 17.95 million tonnes | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 19.62 million tonnes | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 20.29 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 20.43 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 20.48 million tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 21.05 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 21.66 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 22.71 million tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 23.07 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 23.51 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 24.07 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 23.80 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 23.44 million tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 24.31 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 24.80 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 25.36 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 25.95 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 26.45 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 28.75 million tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 30.29 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 31.46 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 32.59 million tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 33.68 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 34.92 million tonnes | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 36.25 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 37.28 million tonnes | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 38.80 million tonnes | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 44.33 million tonnes | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 49.77 million tonnes | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 53.72 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 56.28 million tonnes | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 58.13 million tonnes | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 59.91 million tonnes | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 61.21 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 62.98 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 64.37 million tonnes | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 65.35 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 66.33 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 67.36 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 68.44 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 69.57 million tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 70.62 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71.75 million tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 72.84 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 73.96 million tonnes | +1.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 73.96 million tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.33 billion tonnes, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 73.96 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 billion tonnes, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +99.4% | 210,057 tonnes | 418,795 tonnes |
| 1952 | +80.7% | 418,795 tonnes | 756,726 tonnes |
| 1953 | +56.8% | 756,726 tonnes | 1.19 million tonnes |
| 1954 | +39.4% | 1.19 million tonnes | 1.65 million tonnes |
| 1955 | +31.5% | 1.65 million tonnes | 2.18 million tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.03 million tonnes | 210,057 tonnes | 4.19 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.59 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | 8.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.53 million tonnes | 9.17 million tonnes | 16.70 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.08 million tonnes | 17.95 million tonnes | 23.51 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.72 million tonnes | 23.44 million tonnes | 30.29 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.28 million tonnes | 31.46 million tonnes | 53.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.04 million tonnes | 56.28 million tonnes | 68.44 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.75 million tonnes | 69.57 million tonnes | 73.96 million tonnes | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Gambia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled in Gambia was 73.96 million tonnes in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.96 million tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 210,057 tonnes in 1950.
- How does Gambia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
- Gambia ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.