Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 26.8 tonnes per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Gambia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Gambia is 26.8 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Gambia peaked at 29.32 tonnes per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.3 tonnes per person, in 1960.
Gambia ranks 183rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.3 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 11.74 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1962 | 12.64 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 13.26 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 14.21 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1965 | 14.7 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 15.63 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 16.83 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 17.06 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 17.09 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 17.49 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 18.12 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 18.92 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 22.29 tonnes per person | +17.8% |
| 1974 | 23.54 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 24.08 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 24.46 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 25.01 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 24.77 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 24.2 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 25.14 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 26.55 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1982 | 26.5 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 25.72 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 24.81 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 24.5 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 24.23 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 24.39 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 23.77 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 23.25 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 22.82 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 21.64 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1992 | 20.46 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1993 | 20.45 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 20.21 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 20.06 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.94 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 19.75 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 20.88 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 21.39 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 21.62 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 21.8 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 21.93 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.14 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 22.36 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 22.36 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.62 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 25.1 tonnes per person | +11.0% |
| 2008 | 27.38 tonnes per person | +9.1% |
| 2009 | 28.7 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 29.21 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 29.3 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 29.32 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 29.1 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 29.09 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 28.94 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 28.61 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 28.32 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 28.07 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 27.86 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 27.66 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 27.41 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 27.21 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 27 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 26.8 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 26.8 tonnes per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 57.44 tonnes per person, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 26.8 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.45 tonnes per person, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.45 tonnes per person | 11.3 tonnes per person | 17.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 22.29 tonnes per person | 17.49 tonnes per person | 25.01 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.89 tonnes per person | 23.25 tonnes per person | 26.55 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.76 tonnes per person | 19.75 tonnes per person | 22.82 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6 tonnes per person | 21.62 tonnes per person | 28.7 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.78 tonnes per person | 27.86 tonnes per person | 29.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.22 tonnes per person | 26.8 tonnes per person | 27.66 tonnes per person | 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, per capita in Gambia?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in Gambia was 26.8 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.32 tonnes per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 tonnes per person in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.