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Share global methane emissions in Gambia

Gambia: Share global methane emissions was 0.0128 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0128
Change on year
down 6.9%
World rank
156th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.0198
in 2010
All-time low
0.0077
in 1910
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share global methane emissions in Gambia, 1850–2024

00.0050.010.0150.02185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share global methane emissions in Gambia is 0.0128, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share global methane emissions in Gambia peaked at 0.0198 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0077, in 1910.

That places Gambia 156th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.

Share global methane emissions in Gambia, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.0121 —
1851 0.012 -0.3%
1852 0.012 -0.4%
1853 0.0119 -0.5%
1854 0.0118 -0.9%
1855 0.0118 -0.4%
1856 0.0117 -0.6%
1857 0.0117 -0.4%
1858 0.0116 -0.4%
1859 0.0115 -0.6%
1860 0.0115 -0.7%
1861 0.0114 -0.4%
1862 0.0114 -0.3%
1863 0.0113 -0.6%
1864 0.0112 -0.6%
1865 0.0112 -0.5%
1866 0.0111 -0.5%
1867 0.0111 -0.4%
1868 0.011 -0.3%
1869 0.011 -0.5%
1870 0.011 -0.3%
1871 0.0109 -0.7%
1872 0.0108 -1.1%
1873 0.0107 -0.8%
1874 0.0107 -0.2%
1875 0.0106 -0.9%
1876 0.0105 -0.5%
1877 0.0104 -0.6%
1878 0.0104 -0.5%
1879 0.0103 -0.8%
1880 0.0102 -1.2%
1881 0.0101 -0.9%
1882 0.01 -0.9%
1883 0.0099 -1.0%
1884 0.0098 -0.6%
1885 0.0098 -0.5%
1886 0.0097 -0.6%
1887 0.0097 -0.8%
1888 0.0095 -1.2%
1889 0.0095 -0.4%
1890 0.0094 -1.2%
1891 0.0093 -1.3%
1892 0.0093 +0.0%
1893 0.0092 -0.2%
1894 0.0092 -0.8%
1895 0.0091 -1.0%
1896 0.009 -0.7%
1897 0.0089 -0.9%
1898 0.0088 -0.9%
1899 0.0087 -1.4%
1900 0.0086 -1.1%
1901 0.0085 -1.1%
1902 0.0085 -0.8%
1903 0.0083 -1.7%
1904 0.0083 -0.7%
1905 0.0082 -1.2%
1906 0.008 -1.5%
1907 0.0079 -2.3%
1908 0.0079 +0.0%
1909 0.0078 -1.3%
1910 0.0077 -1.2%
1911 0.0078 +1.1%
1912 0.0078 +0.5%
1913 0.0078 -0.1%
1914 0.008 +2.8%
1915 0.0081 +1.3%
1916 0.0081 -0.1%
1917 0.0081 +0.3%
1918 0.0083 +1.9%
1919 0.0085 +2.9%
1920 0.0084 -1.1%
1921 0.0088 +4.6%
1922 0.0087 -1.0%
1923 0.0086 -1.3%
1924 0.0087 +0.7%
1925 0.0087 +0.9%
1926 0.0089 +1.5%
1927 0.0088 -1.0%
1928 0.0089 +0.9%
1929 0.0088 -0.7%
1930 0.0089 +1.4%
1931 0.0091 +2.3%
1932 0.0093 +2.0%
1933 0.0094 +0.3%
1934 0.0093 -0.5%
1935 0.0093 +0.1%
1936 0.0092 -0.8%
1937 0.0092 -0.2%
1938 0.0094 +1.6%
1939 0.0093 -0.5%
1940 0.0093 +0.1%
1941 0.0094 +0.5%
1942 0.0095 +1.0%
1943 0.0095 +0.1%
1944 0.0095 +0.7%
1945 0.0098 +2.5%
1946 0.0097 -0.3%
1947 0.0096 -1.4%
1948 0.0096 +0.3%
1949 0.0097 +0.5%
1950 0.0096 -0.6%
1951 0.0094 -2.5%
1952 0.0093 -0.6%
1953 0.0093 +0.0%
1954 0.0094 +0.6%
1955 0.0093 -0.9%
1956 0.0094 +1.0%
1957 0.0095 +1.2%
1958 0.0097 +1.9%
1959 0.0096 -0.8%
1960 0.0096 +0.1%
1961 0.0091 -5.5%
1962 0.0093 +2.4%
1963 0.0095 +1.8%
1964 0.0096 +1.7%
1965 0.0096 -0.4%
1966 0.0095 -1.6%
1967 0.0084 -11.6%
1968 0.0099 +18.5%
1969 0.0096 -3.7%
1970 0.01 +4.7%
1971 0.0102 +1.7%
1972 0.0096 -5.7%
1973 0.0091 -5.2%
1974 0.0092 +1.5%
1975 0.0094 +1.9%
1976 0.0095 +0.8%
1977 0.0096 +1.3%
1978 0.0095 -0.7%
1979 0.0089 -7.1%
1980 0.0098 +10.7%
1981 0.0105 +7.5%
1982 0.0107 +1.1%
1983 0.0093 -13.0%
1984 0.0086 -6.8%
1985 0.0088 +2.2%
1986 0.0092 +4.6%
1987 0.0096 +3.4%
1988 0.0098 +2.9%
1989 0.0094 -4.1%
1990 0.0105 +11.4%
1991 0.0109 +4.0%
1992 0.0109 -0.6%
1993 0.0107 -1.2%
1994 0.0112 +4.4%
1995 0.0114 +2.1%
1996 0.0119 +4.0%
1997 0.0114 -3.9%
1998 0.0119 +4.3%
1999 0.0121 +1.1%
2000 0.0126 +4.3%
2001 0.0116 -7.8%
2002 0.0115 -0.3%
2003 0.0122 +5.8%
2004 0.0129 +5.8%
2005 0.0132 +1.9%
2006 0.0134 +2.1%
2007 0.0133 -1.1%
2008 0.0149 +11.9%
2009 0.0189 +27.0%
2010 0.0198 +4.7%
2011 0.0152 -23.5%
2012 0.0164 +8.2%
2013 0.0174 +6.0%
2014 0.0177 +2.0%
2015 0.0193 +8.6%
2016 0.0177 -8.0%
2017 0.0168 -5.1%
2018 0.0145 -13.8%
2019 0.0158 +9.3%
2020 0.0158 -0.3%
2021 0.0133 -15.7%
2022 0.014 +5.0%
2023 0.0137 -1.9%
2024 0.0128 -6.9%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.0128 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.196, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.0128 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1431, 9% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Share global methane emissions 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +27.0% 0.0149 0.0189

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.0118 0.0115 0.0121 10
1860s 0.0112 0.011 0.0115 10
1870s 0.0106 0.0103 0.011 10
1880s 0.0098 0.0095 0.0102 10
1890s 0.0091 0.0087 0.0094 10
1900s 0.0082 0.0078 0.0086 10
1910s 0.008 0.0077 0.0085 10
1920s 0.0087 0.0084 0.0089 10
1930s 0.0092 0.0089 0.0094 10
1940s 0.0096 0.0093 0.0098 10
1950s 0.0095 0.0093 0.0097 10
1960s 0.0094 0.0084 0.0099 10
1970s 0.0095 0.0089 0.0102 10
1980s 0.0096 0.0086 0.0107 10
1990s 0.0113 0.0105 0.0121 10
2000s 0.0135 0.0115 0.0189 10
2010s 0.0171 0.0145 0.0198 10
2020s 0.0139 0.0128 0.0158 5

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 153 Estonia 0.0141 compare
  2. 154 Lesotho 0.0139 compare
  3. 155 Djibouti 0.0128 compare
  4. 157 Eswatini 0.0125 compare
  5. 158 Bhutan 0.0115 compare
  6. 159 East Timor 0.0112 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share global methane emissions in Gambia?
Share global methane emissions in Gambia was 0.0128 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share global methane emissions recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0198 in 2010.
What is the lowest share global methane emissions recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 in 1910.
How does Gambia rank for share global methane emissions?
Gambia ranks 156th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share global methane emissions rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share global methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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