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Carbon intensity of the economy — Gambia

Carbon intensity of the economy in the Gambia in 2022 — 0.174 kg/$. Ranked 72 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 216.4%.

2022 0.174 kg/$ +6.75% vs 2021
World rank 72of 164
Period maximum 0.182 kg/$1980
Period minimum 0.036 kg/$1953

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Gambia, 1950–202200.050.10.150.219501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.055 kg/$1952: 0.038 kg/$1954: 0.046 kg/$1956: 0.054 kg/$1958: 0.07 kg/$1960: 0.045 kg/$1962: 0.054 kg/$1964: 0.058 kg/$1966: 0.05 kg/$1968: 0.053 kg/$1970: 0.069 kg/$1972: 0.096 kg/$1974: 0.078 kg/$1976: 0.118 kg/$1978: 0.156 kg/$1980: 0.182 kg/$1982: 0.148 kg/$1984: 0.159 kg/$1986: 0.141 kg/$1988: 0.148 kg/$1990: 0.149 kg/$1992: 0.138 kg/$1994: 0.139 kg/$1996: 0.137 kg/$1998: 0.142 kg/$2000: 0.141 kg/$2002: 0.142 kg/$2004: 0.133 kg/$2006: 0.143 kg/$2008: 0.134 kg/$2010: 0.139 kg/$2012: 0.142 kg/$2014: 0.151 kg/$2016: 0.166 kg/$2018: 0.164 kg/$2020: 0.166 kg/$2022: 0.174 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.119 (+216.36%) Average annual rate: 1.61 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 0.174 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Western Africa computed 0.134 kg/$
Low-income countries computed 0.15 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.174 +0.011 +6.75%
2021 0.163 −0.003 −1.81%
2020 0.166 −0.004 −2.35%
2019 0.17 +0.006 +3.66%
2018 0.164 +0.003 +1.86%
2017 0.161 −0.005 −3.01%
2016 0.166 +0 +0%
2015 0.166 +0.015 +9.93%
2014 0.151 +0.022 +17.05%
2013 0.129 −0.013 −9.15%
2012 0.142 −0.006 −4.05%
2011 0.148 +0.009 +6.47%
2010 0.139 +0.01 +7.75%
2009 0.129 −0.005 −3.73%
2008 0.134 −0.003 −2.19%
2007 0.137 −0.006 −4.2%
2006 0.143 +0.009 +6.72%
2005 0.134 +0.001 +0.75%
2004 0.133 −0.005 −3.62%
2003 0.138 −0.004 −2.82%
2002 0.142 −0.002 −1.39%
2001 0.144 +0.003 +2.13%
2000 0.141 −0.009 −6%
1999 0.15 +0.008 +5.63%
1998 0.142 +0.004 +2.9%
1997 0.138 +0.001 +0.73%
1996 0.137 −0.004 −2.84%
1995 0.141 +0.002 +1.44%
1994 0.139 −0.001 −0.71%
1993 0.14 +0.002 +1.45%
1992 0.138 −0.006 −4.17%
1991 0.144 −0.005 −3.36%
1990 0.149 +0.009 +6.43%
1989 0.14 −0.008 −5.41%
1988 0.148 −0.004 −2.63%
1987 0.152 +0.011 +7.8%
1986 0.141 −0.013 −8.44%
1985 0.154 −0.005 −3.14%
1984 0.159 +0.006 +3.92%
1983 0.153 +0.005 +3.38%
1982 0.148 −0.006 −3.9%
1981 0.154 −0.028 −15.38%
1980 0.182 +0.012 +7.06%
1979 0.17 +0.014 +8.97%
1978 0.156 +0.022 +16.42%
1977 0.134 +0.016 +13.56%
1976 0.118 +0.001 +0.85%
1975 0.117 +0.039 +50%
1974 0.078 −0.005 −6.02%
1973 0.083 −0.013 −13.54%
1972 0.096 +0.016 +20%
1971 0.08 +0.011 +15.94%
1970 0.069 +0.007 +11.29%
1969 0.062 +0.009 +16.98%
1968 0.053 +0.005 +10.42%
1967 0.048 −0.002 −4%
1966 0.05 −0.002 −3.85%
1965 0.052 −0.006 −10.34%
1964 0.058 −0.004 −6.45%
1963 0.062 +0.008 +14.81%
1962 0.054 +0.008 +17.39%
1961 0.046 +0.001 +2.22%
1960 0.045 −0.002 −4.26%
1959 0.047 −0.023 −32.86%
1958 0.07 +0.008 +12.9%
1957 0.062 +0.008 +14.81%
1956 0.054 +0.009 +20%
1955 0.045 −0.001 −2.17%
1954 0.046 +0.01 +27.78%
1953 0.036 −0.002 −5.26%
1952 0.038 −0.014 −26.92%
1951 0.052 −0.003 −5.45%
1950 0.055 — —

Western Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

GW Guinea-Bissau 0.106 NG Nigeria 0.116 CI Côte d'Ivoire 0.119 SL Sierra Leone 0.124 NE Niger 0.129 CV Cabo Verde 0.141 GH Ghana 0.143 GN Guinea 0.171 GM Gambia 0.174 BF Burkina Faso 0.175 BJ Benin 0.183 TG Togo 0.192 LR Liberia 0.204 ML Mali 0.23 SN Senegal 0.272 MR Mauritania 0.336
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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