Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Gambia
Gambia: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Gambia, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Gambia peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Gambia ranks 169th of 194 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | +95.4% |
| 1952 | 0.0% | +77.1% |
| 1953 | 0.0% | +53.7% |
| 1954 | 0.0% | +36.6% |
| 1955 | 0.0% | +28.8% |
| 1956 | 0.0% | +21.5% |
| 1957 | 0.0% | +17.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0% | +14.7% |
| 1959 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 1960 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0% | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0% | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0% | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0% | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0% | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0% | +18.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0% | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0% | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0%, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0%, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | +95.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1952 | +77.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1953 | +53.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1954 | +36.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1955 | +28.8% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in Gambia?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change 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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Gambia rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Gambia ranks 169th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).