What is emissions of air pollutants in Gambia?

Emissions of air pollutants in Gambia was 9,139 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Gambia?

The highest recorded value was 9,139 tonnes in 2022.

What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Gambia?

The lowest recorded value was 25.58 tonnes in 1810.

How does Gambia rank for emissions of air pollutants?

Gambia ranks 177th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.

Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Gambia?

Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Gambia data come from?

The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Emissions of air pollutants in Gambia

Name: Emissions of air pollutants in Gambia
Creator: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gambia: Emissions of air pollutants was 9,139 tonnes in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

9,139 tonnes

Change on year

up 8.7%

World rank

177th

of 220 countries

All-time high

9,139 tonnes

in 2022

All-time low

25.58 tonnes

in 1810

Years of data

273

1750–2022

Emissions of air pollutants in Gambia, 1750–2022

Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 9,139 tonnes for emissions of air pollutants in 2022. That is the highest value across all 273 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 63.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants in Gambia peaked at 9,139 tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.58 tonnes, in 1810.

Gambia ranks 177th of 220 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1750s	43.85 tonnes	41.84 tonnes	45.86 tonnes	10
1760s	39.58 tonnes	37.77 tonnes	41.4 tonnes	10
1770s	35.73 tonnes	34.1 tonnes	37.37 tonnes	10
1780s	32.25 tonnes	30.78 tonnes	33.73 tonnes	10
1790s	29.11 tonnes	27.78 tonnes	30.45 tonnes	10
1800s	26.64 tonnes	25.78 tonnes	27.48 tonnes	10
1810s	26.03 tonnes	25.58 tonnes	26.47 tonnes	10
1820s	27.02 tonnes	26.57 tonnes	27.47 tonnes	10
1830s	28.03 tonnes	27.57 tonnes	28.49 tonnes	10
1840s	29.05 tonnes	28.59 tonnes	29.52 tonnes	10
1850s	30.09 tonnes	29.62 tonnes	30.56 tonnes	10
1860s	31.84 tonnes	30.67 tonnes	33.03 tonnes	10
1870s	34.54 tonnes	33.3 tonnes	35.78 tonnes	10
1880s	37.54 tonnes	36.05 tonnes	39.59 tonnes	10
1890s	42.06 tonnes	39.2 tonnes	44.27 tonnes	10
1900s	47.75 tonnes	44.75 tonnes	51.1 tonnes	10
1910s	59.23 tonnes	51.94 tonnes	66.62 tonnes	10
1920s	79.18 tonnes	68.39 tonnes	89.07 tonnes	10
1930s	98.52 tonnes	90.02 tonnes	107.29 tonnes	10
1940s	127.2 tonnes	111.57 tonnes	148.67 tonnes	10
1950s	352.39 tonnes	290.6 tonnes	444.58 tonnes	10
1960s	467.6 tonnes	383.61 tonnes	568.16 tonnes	10
1970s	912.55 tonnes	567.36 tonnes	1,365 tonnes	10
1980s	1,618 tonnes	1,435 tonnes	1,834 tonnes	10
1990s	2,371 tonnes	2,088 tonnes	2,616 tonnes	10
2000s	4,077 tonnes	3,412 tonnes	4,984 tonnes	10
2010s	6,574 tonnes	5,280 tonnes	8,262 tonnes	10
2020s	8,642 tonnes	8,380 tonnes	9,139 tonnes	3

Countries ranked near Gambia

174 Brunei 11,077 tonnes compare
175 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 11,017 tonnes compare
176 Eswatini 10,764 tonnes compare
178 Guinea-Bissau 9,086 tonnes compare
179 Bermuda 8,715 tonnes compare
180 Aruba 8,525 tonnes compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

More environment data for Gambia

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.6737 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5387 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0956 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2132 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3024 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Gambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is emissions of air pollutants in Gambia?: Emissions of air pollutants in Gambia was 9,139 tonnes in 2022, according to Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Gambia?: The highest recorded value was 9,139 tonnes in 2022.
What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants recorded in Gambia?: The lowest recorded value was 25.58 tonnes in 1810.
How does Gambia rank for emissions of air pollutants?: Gambia ranks 177th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
Is emissions of air pollutants rising or falling in Gambia?: Over the last ten years it is up 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?: The figures come from Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Emissions of air pollutants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Emissions of air pollutants
Unit: tonnes
Source: Hoesly et al. (2024) - Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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