Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Gambia
Gambia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Gambia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Gambia is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Gambia peaked at 0.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1953.
Gambia ranks 169th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | -29.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | -6.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +25.8% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | -10.7% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +15.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +14.8% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +12.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | -33.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | -7.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +13.1% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +8.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | -10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +60.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +17.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +11.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | -9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | +2.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 30% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +60.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 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 share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Gambia?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in Gambia was 0.0% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1953.
- How does Gambia rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- Gambia ranks 169th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.