Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Gambia
Gambia: Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food was 80.8% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Gambia stood at 80.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Gambia peaked at 146.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80.3%, in 2012.
That places Gambia 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 146.0% | — |
| 1991 | 135.9% | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 140.2% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 141.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 139.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 137.5% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 129.8% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 127.3% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 129.9% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 118.9% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 113.6% | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 113.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 114.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 111.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 109.2% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 107.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 101.0% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 93.2% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 89.1% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 82.2% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | -1.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 80.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 88.5%, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 80.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 81.4%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 134.7% | 118.9% | 146.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 93.2% | 114.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.6% | 80.3% | 89.1% | 6 |
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 share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Gambia?
- Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food in Gambia was 80.8% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 146.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.3% in 2012.
- How does Gambia rank for share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food?
- Gambia ranks 47th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.