Per capita methane emissions in Gambia
Gambia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
175th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
All-time low
0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane 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
In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Gambia stood at 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in Gambia peaked at 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 175th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.9947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.9381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.9516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 172 Liberia 0.4608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 173 Mauritius 0.4485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 176 Egypt 0.4277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 177 Grenada 0.4204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 178 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4068 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 methane emissions in Gambia?
- Per capita methane emissions in Gambia was 0.4351 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 methane emissions recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for per capita methane emissions?
- Gambia ranks 175th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. 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 methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.