Gambia: Greenhouse gas emissions

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 Gambia

Greenhouse gas emissions

 Latest value 2,453
 Year 2020
 Measure kt of CO2 equivalent
 Data availability 1990 - 2020
 Average 2,601
 Min - Max 1,525 - 4,662
 Source World bank
The latest value from 2020 is 2453 kt of CO2 equivalent, an increase from 2391 kt of CO2 equivalent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 241624 kt of CO2 equivalent, based on data from 185 countries. Historically, the average for the Gambia from 1990 to 2020 is 2601 kt of CO2 equivalent. The minimum value, 1525 kt of CO2 equivalent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 4662 kt of CO2 equivalent was recorded in 1993. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Recent data
Gambia - Greenhouse gas emissions - Recent values chart

Historical series
Gambia - Greenhouse gas emissions - historical chart - 1990-2020




Definition: Total greenhouse gas emissions in kt of CO2 equivalent are composed of CO2 totals excluding short-cycle biomass burning (such as agricultural waste burning and savanna burning) but including other biomass burning (such as forest fires, post-burn decay, peat fires and decay of drained peatlands), all anthropogenic CH4 sources, N2O sources and F-gases (HFCs, PFCs and SF6).

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 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions 611 2020 kt
 Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita 0.24 2020 metric tons
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