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.
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
- 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 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.