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Per capita methane emissions in Gambia

Gambia: Per capita methane emissions was 0.4351 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.4351
Change on year
down 8.0%
World rank
175th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.3
in 1850
All-time low
0.4351
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in Gambia, 1850–2024

0.40.60.811.21.4185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, per capita methane emissions in Gambia stood at 0.4351. 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 in 1850 and was at its lowest, 0.4351, 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.

Per capita methane emissions in Gambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 1.3 —
1851 1.3 -0.4%
1852 1.29 -0.5%
1853 1.28 -0.6%
1854 1.28 -0.6%
1855 1.27 -0.6%
1856 1.26 -0.6%
1857 1.25 -0.6%
1858 1.25 -0.6%
1859 1.24 -0.6%
1860 1.23 -0.6%
1861 1.23 -0.5%
1862 1.22 -0.5%
1863 1.22 -0.4%
1864 1.21 -0.5%
1865 1.21 -0.5%
1866 1.2 -0.5%
1867 1.19 -0.5%
1868 1.19 -0.5%
1869 1.18 -0.5%
1870 1.18 -0.6%
1871 1.17 -0.6%
1872 1.16 -0.7%
1873 1.15 -0.8%
1874 1.14 -0.8%
1875 1.13 -0.8%
1876 1.13 -0.8%
1877 1.12 -0.8%
1878 1.11 -0.8%
1879 1.1 -0.8%
1880 1.09 -0.8%
1881 1.08 -0.8%
1882 1.08 -0.8%
1883 1.07 -0.8%
1884 1.06 -0.8%
1885 1.05 -0.8%
1886 1.04 -0.7%
1887 1.04 -0.7%
1888 1.03 -0.6%
1889 1.02 -0.6%
1890 1.02 -0.6%
1891 1.01 -1.1%
1892 1.01 +0.0%
1893 1 -0.5%
1894 0.9975 -0.5%
1895 0.9925 -0.5%
1896 0.9876 -0.5%
1897 0.9827 -0.5%
1898 0.9778 -0.5%
1899 0.973 -0.5%
1900 0.9682 -0.5%
1901 0.9602 -0.8%
1902 0.9543 -0.6%
1903 0.9475 -0.7%
1904 0.9409 -0.7%
1905 0.9344 -0.7%
1906 0.928 -0.7%
1907 0.9218 -0.7%
1908 0.9157 -0.7%
1909 0.9099 -0.6%
1910 0.9044 -0.6%
1911 0.9174 +1.4%
1912 0.926 +0.9%
1913 0.9363 +1.1%
1914 0.9466 +1.1%
1915 0.9569 +1.1%
1916 0.9671 +1.1%
1917 0.9771 +1.0%
1918 0.9877 +1.1%
1919 0.9963 +0.9%
1920 1 +0.7%
1921 1.02 +1.8%
1922 1.02 -0.3%
1923 1.02 +0.4%
1924 1.03 +0.4%
1925 1.03 +0.4%
1926 1.03 +0.4%
1927 1.04 +0.3%
1928 1.04 +0.1%
1929 1.04 +0.1%
1930 1.04 +0.1%
1931 1.04 +0.4%
1932 1.05 +0.5%
1933 1.05 +0.5%
1934 1.06 +0.5%
1935 1.06 +0.5%
1936 1.07 +0.5%
1937 1.08 +0.5%
1938 1.08 +0.5%
1939 1.08 -0.1%
1940 1.09 +0.7%
1941 1.09 +0.6%
1942 1.1 +0.4%
1943 1.1 +0.3%
1944 1.11 +0.3%
1945 1.1 -0.4%
1946 1.11 +0.7%
1947 1.11 -0.0%
1948 1.11 -0.1%
1949 1.11 -0.1%
1950 1.1 -0.1%
1951 1.08 -1.9%
1952 1.07 -1.1%
1953 1.07 -0.2%
1954 1.07 +0.5%
1955 1.09 +1.0%
1956 1.1 +1.4%
1957 1.12 +1.4%
1958 1.13 +1.2%
1959 1.14 +0.8%
1960 1.14 +0.2%
1961 1.06 -7.2%
1962 1.07 +1.2%
1963 1.09 +1.4%
1964 1.1 +0.8%
1965 1.09 -0.6%
1966 1.08 -0.7%
1967 0.9439 -12.9%
1968 1.1 +16.9%
1969 1.07 -3.4%
1970 1.11 +4.3%
1971 1.1 -0.8%
1972 1.03 -6.4%
1973 0.9742 -5.6%
1974 0.9635 -1.1%
1975 0.9666 +0.3%
1976 0.9587 -0.8%
1977 0.953 -0.6%
1978 0.9204 -3.4%
1979 0.8486 -7.8%
1980 0.9026 +6.4%
1981 0.9137 +1.2%
1982 0.9017 -1.3%
1983 0.7582 -15.9%
1984 0.6893 -9.1%
1985 0.686 -0.5%
1986 0.6978 +1.7%
1987 0.6986 +0.1%
1988 0.7006 +0.3%
1989 0.6599 -5.8%
1990 0.7146 +8.3%
1991 0.7078 -1.0%
1992 0.6769 -4.4%
1993 0.6448 -4.7%
1994 0.6579 +2.0%
1995 0.6601 +0.3%
1996 0.6743 +2.1%
1997 0.6286 -6.8%
1998 0.6318 +0.5%
1999 0.624 -1.2%
2000 0.6422 +2.9%
2001 0.576 -10.3%
2002 0.5566 -3.4%
2003 0.5857 +5.2%
2004 0.6132 +4.7%
2005 0.6168 +0.6%
2006 0.6214 +0.7%
2007 0.6014 -3.2%
2008 0.6573 +9.3%
2009 0.8013 +21.9%
2010 0.8274 +3.3%
2011 0.6369 -23.0%
2012 0.6734 +5.7%
2013 0.6884 +2.2%
2014 0.6889 +0.1%
2015 0.7281 +5.7%
2016 0.6567 -9.8%
2017 0.6186 -5.8%
2018 0.5311 -14.2%
2019 0.5702 +7.4%
2020 0.5501 -3.5%
2021 0.4646 -15.5%
2022 0.4855 +4.5%
2023 0.4727 -2.7%
2024 0.4351 -8.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.4351 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7756, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.4351 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8668, 50% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 1.27 1.24 1.3 10
1860s 1.21 1.18 1.23 10
1870s 1.14 1.1 1.18 10
1880s 1.06 1.02 1.09 10
1890s 0.9947 0.973 1.02 10
1900s 0.9381 0.9099 0.9682 10
1910s 0.9516 0.9044 0.9963 10
1920s 1.03 1 1.04 10
1930s 1.06 1.04 1.08 10
1940s 1.1 1.09 1.11 10
1950s 1.1 1.07 1.14 10
1960s 1.07 0.9439 1.14 10
1970s 0.9831 0.8486 1.11 10
1980s 0.7608 0.6599 0.9137 10
1990s 0.6621 0.624 0.7146 10
2000s 0.6272 0.5566 0.8013 10
2010s 0.662 0.5311 0.8274 10
2020s 0.4816 0.4351 0.5501 5

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 172 Liberia 0.4608 compare
  2. 173 Mauritius 0.4485 compare
  3. 174 Saint Helena 0.4391 compare
  4. 176 Egypt 0.4277 compare
  5. 177 Grenada 0.4204 compare
  6. 178 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4068 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in Gambia?
Per capita methane emissions in Gambia was 0.4351 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 1.3 in 1850.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4351 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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