Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Gambia
Gambia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions was 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
192nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.8915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1992
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Gambia, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Gambia peaked at 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1992.
That places Gambia 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 189 Uganda 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 190 Comoros 1.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 191 Malawi 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 193 Haiti 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 194 Afghanistan 0.9352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 195 Kiribati 0.8241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Gambia?
- Per capita greenhouse gas emissions in Gambia was 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita greenhouse gas emissions recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1992.
- How does Gambia rank for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Gambia ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita greenhouse gas emissions rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.