Waste — Emissions Share in Gambia
Gambia: Waste — Emissions Share was 19.33 % in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions Share in Gambia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions share in Gambia is 19.33 %, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Gambia peaked at 21.77 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.08 %, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 127th of 222 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions Share in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.08 % | — |
| 1991 | 9.23 % | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 9.66 % | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 10.15 % | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 10.03 % | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.07 % | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.38 % | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 10.96 % | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 11.34 % | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 9.64 % | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 10.27 % | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 14.79 % | +44.0% |
| 2002 | 15.36 % | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 14.77 % | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 14.27 % | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.22 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 14.24 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 14.91 % | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 13.69 % | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 11.39 % | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 11.16 % | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 14.54 % | +30.3% |
| 2012 | 13.85 % | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 13.68 % | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 13.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.1 % | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 14.58 % | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 15.65 % | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 18.57 % | +18.7% |
| 2019 | 17.39 % | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 18.16 % | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 21.77 % | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 20.47 % | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 19.33 % | -5.6% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 19.33 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 10.87 %, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 19.33 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.5 %, 1.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Waste — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +44.0% | 10.27 % | 14.79 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.05 % | 9.08 % | 11.34 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.79 % | 10.27 % | 15.36 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.62 % | 11.16 % | 18.57 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.93 % | 18.16 % | 21.77 % | 4 |
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 waste — emissions share in Gambia?
- Waste — emissions share in Gambia was 19.33 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.77 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 % in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for waste — emissions share?
- Gambia ranks 127th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.