Per capita ghg emissions in Gambia
Gambia: Per capita ghg emissions was 1.06 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.06
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
192nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
3.42
in 1973
All-time low
0.8915
in 1992
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Gambia, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 1.06 for per capita ghg 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 ghg emissions in Gambia peaked at 3.42 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.8915, 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.
Per capita ghg emissions in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.1 | — |
| 1851 | 2.1 | -0.1% |
| 1852 | 2.09 | -0.6% |
| 1853 | 2.07 | -0.9% |
| 1854 | 2.05 | -0.9% |
| 1855 | 2.04 | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 2.74 | +34.3% |
| 1857 | 2.24 | -18.1% |
| 1858 | 2.09 | -6.5% |
| 1859 | 2.02 | -3.4% |
| 1860 | 1.95 | -3.5% |
| 1861 | 1.94 | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 1.97 | +1.7% |
| 1863 | 1.94 | -1.7% |
| 1864 | 1.92 | -0.8% |
| 1865 | 2.14 | +11.2% |
| 1866 | 2.46 | +15.3% |
| 1867 | 2.08 | -15.6% |
| 1868 | 1.98 | -4.7% |
| 1869 | 1.96 | -1.0% |
| 1870 | 2.14 | +9.2% |
| 1871 | 2.24 | +4.5% |
| 1872 | 2.5 | +11.9% |
| 1873 | 2.36 | -5.5% |
| 1874 | 2.79 | +18.2% |
| 1875 | 2.46 | -11.9% |
| 1876 | 2.37 | -3.6% |
| 1877 | 2.38 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 2.79 | +17.1% |
| 1879 | 2.44 | -12.3% |
| 1880 | 2.55 | +4.4% |
| 1881 | 2.36 | -7.6% |
| 1882 | 2.24 | -4.9% |
| 1883 | 2.62 | +17.0% |
| 1884 | 2.27 | -13.3% |
| 1885 | 2.16 | -4.8% |
| 1886 | 2.11 | -2.6% |
| 1887 | 2.11 | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 2.48 | +17.5% |
| 1889 | 2.21 | -10.8% |
| 1890 | 1.98 | -10.5% |
| 1891 | 2.05 | +3.7% |
| 1892 | 1.84 | -10.1% |
| 1893 | 1.76 | -4.6% |
| 1894 | 1.71 | -3.0% |
| 1895 | 1.67 | -2.2% |
| 1896 | 1.64 | -1.6% |
| 1897 | 2.03 | +23.6% |
| 1898 | 1.73 | -14.6% |
| 1899 | 1.66 | -4.5% |
| 1900 | 1.55 | -6.3% |
| 1901 | 1.5 | -3.5% |
| 1902 | 1.47 | -2.0% |
| 1903 | 1.44 | -2.0% |
| 1904 | 1.42 | -1.2% |
| 1905 | 1.41 | -0.5% |
| 1906 | 1.42 | +0.6% |
| 1907 | 1.43 | +0.6% |
| 1908 | 1.42 | -0.6% |
| 1909 | 1.43 | +0.6% |
| 1910 | 1.34 | -6.2% |
| 1911 | 1.31 | -2.3% |
| 1912 | 1.29 | -1.3% |
| 1913 | 1.29 | -0.2% |
| 1914 | 1.31 | +1.3% |
| 1915 | 1.33 | +2.1% |
| 1916 | 1.37 | +2.6% |
| 1917 | 1.39 | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 1.42 | +2.3% |
| 1919 | 1.43 | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 2.04 | +42.6% |
| 1921 | 2.51 | +23.0% |
| 1922 | 2.38 | -5.3% |
| 1923 | 2.74 | +14.9% |
| 1924 | 2.57 | -6.1% |
| 1925 | 2.74 | +6.7% |
| 1926 | 2.94 | +7.1% |
| 1927 | 3.03 | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 2.76 | -9.1% |
| 1929 | 2.71 | -1.8% |
| 1930 | 2.76 | +1.9% |
| 1931 | 2.53 | -8.2% |
| 1932 | 2.77 | +9.3% |
| 1933 | 2.83 | +2.0% |
| 1934 | 2.53 | -10.4% |
| 1935 | 2.63 | +3.8% |
| 1936 | 2.46 | -6.4% |
| 1937 | 2.38 | -3.2% |
| 1938 | 2.64 | +11.0% |
| 1939 | 2.7 | +2.1% |
| 1940 | 2.29 | -15.3% |
| 1941 | 2.25 | -1.5% |
| 1942 | 2.1 | -6.7% |
| 1943 | 2.07 | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 2.05 | -1.0% |
| 1945 | 2.08 | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 2.11 | +1.7% |
| 1947 | 2.21 | +4.4% |
| 1948 | 2.43 | +10.2% |
| 1949 | 2.24 | -7.8% |
| 1950 | 2.41 | +7.4% |
| 1951 | 2.34 | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 2.43 | +4.1% |
| 1953 | 2.51 | +3.3% |
| 1954 | 2.52 | +0.4% |
| 1955 | 2.54 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 2.47 | -2.6% |
| 1957 | 2.42 | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 2.33 | -3.8% |
| 1959 | 2.07 | -11.1% |
| 1960 | 1.94 | -6.3% |
| 1961 | 1.88 | -3.2% |
| 1962 | 2.17 | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 2.07 | -4.8% |
| 1964 | 2.29 | +10.5% |
| 1965 | 2.05 | -10.5% |
| 1966 | 2.29 | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 2.31 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 1.97 | -14.6% |
| 1969 | 1.8 | -8.9% |
| 1970 | 2.04 | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 2.14 | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 2.19 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 3.42 | +55.9% |
| 1974 | 2.4 | -29.8% |
| 1975 | 2.04 | -15.1% |
| 1976 | 1.84 | -10.0% |
| 1977 | 2 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 1.62 | -19.2% |
| 1979 | 1.37 | -15.1% |
| 1980 | 2.24 | +62.8% |
| 1981 | 2.56 | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 1.83 | -28.8% |
| 1983 | 1.21 | -33.6% |
| 1984 | 1.04 | -14.6% |
| 1985 | 1.38 | +33.4% |
| 1986 | 1.45 | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 1.7 | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 1.25 | -26.6% |
| 1989 | 1.24 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.32 | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9226 | -30.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8915 | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 1.46 | +63.3% |
| 1994 | 1.36 | -6.5% |
| 1995 | 1.41 | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1.37 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.34 | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 2.1 | +56.9% |
| 1999 | 1.8 | -14.4% |
| 2000 | 1.6 | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 1.41 | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 1.39 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.54 | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 1.58 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.46 | -7.3% |
| 2006 | 1.69 | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 2.91 | +72.6% |
| 2008 | 2.86 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 2.46 | -14.0% |
| 2010 | 1.94 | -21.1% |
| 2011 | 1.49 | -23.3% |
| 2012 | 1.47 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.38 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 1.55 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | 1.51 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.33 | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.17 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 1.22 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 1.21 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 1.15 | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 1.06 | -3.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1.06 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.93, 55% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1.06 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +72.6% | 1.69 | 2.91 |
| 1980 | +62.8% | 1.37 | 2.24 |
| 1993 | +63.3% | 0.8915 | 1.46 |
| 1998 | +56.9% | 1.34 | 2.1 |
| 1973 | +55.9% | 2.19 | 3.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.16 | 2.02 | 2.74 | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.03 | 1.92 | 2.46 | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.45 | 2.14 | 2.79 | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.81 | 1.64 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.45 | 1.41 | 1.55 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.64 | 2.04 | 3.03 | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.62 | 2.38 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.18 | 2.05 | 2.43 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.41 | 2.07 | 2.54 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.08 | 1.8 | 2.31 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.11 | 1.37 | 3.42 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.59 | 1.04 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4 | 0.8915 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.89 | 1.39 | 2.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 | 1.17 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 | 1.06 | 1.21 | 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 per capita ghg emissions in Gambia?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Gambia was 1.06 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.42 in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8915 in 1992.
- How does Gambia rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Gambia ranks 192nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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