Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gambia
Gambia: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gambia, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gambia is 0.0%, measured in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gambia peaked at 0.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 161st of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +18.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +27.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -16.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1%, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 6% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gambia?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gambia was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Gambia ranks 161st out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.