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Waste — Emissions Share in Gambia

Gambia: Waste — Emissions Share was 19.33 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
19.33 %
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
120th
of 208 countries
All-time high
21.77 %
in 2021
All-time low
9.08 %
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Gambia, 1990–2023

051015201990200620231990: 9.1 %1991: 9.2 %1992: 9.7 %1993: 10.2 %1994: 10 %1995: 10.1 %1996: 10.4 %1997: 11 %1998: 11.3 %1999: 9.6 %2000: 10.3 %2001: 14.8 %2002: 15.4 %2003: 14.8 %2004: 14.3 %2005: 14.2 %2006: 14.2 %2007: 14.9 %2008: 13.7 %2009: 11.4 %2010: 11.2 %2011: 14.5 %2012: 13.8 %2013: 13.7 %2014: 13.7 %2015: 13.1 %2016: 14.6 %2017: 15.7 %2018: 18.6 %2019: 17.4 %2020: 18.2 %2021: 21.8 %2022: 20.5 %2023: 19.3 %

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 120th of 208 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 117 Belgium 19.59 % compare
  2. 118 Democratic Republic of the Congo 19.58 % compare
  3. 119 Burundi 19.51 % compare
  4. 121 Samoa 19.09 % compare
  5. 122 Germany 18.08 % compare
  6. 123 Lithuania 17.84 % compare

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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 120th out of 208 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

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

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.