Long run air pollution in Gambia
Gambia: Long run air pollution was 9,139 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
9,139
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
177th
of 220 countries
All-time high
9,139
in 2022
All-time low
25.58
in 1810
Years of data
273
1750–2022
Long run air pollution in Gambia, 1750–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 9,139 for long run air pollution 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, long run air pollution in Gambia peaked at 9,139 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.58, 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.
Long run air pollution in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1750 | 45.86 | — |
| 1751 | 45.41 | -1.0% |
| 1752 | 44.96 | -1.0% |
| 1753 | 44.52 | -1.0% |
| 1754 | 44.07 | -1.0% |
| 1755 | 43.63 | -1.0% |
| 1756 | 43.18 | -1.0% |
| 1757 | 42.73 | -1.0% |
| 1758 | 42.29 | -1.0% |
| 1759 | 41.84 | -1.1% |
| 1760 | 41.4 | -1.1% |
| 1761 | 40.99 | -1.0% |
| 1762 | 40.59 | -1.0% |
| 1763 | 40.19 | -1.0% |
| 1764 | 39.78 | -1.0% |
| 1765 | 39.38 | -1.0% |
| 1766 | 38.98 | -1.0% |
| 1767 | 38.58 | -1.0% |
| 1768 | 38.17 | -1.0% |
| 1769 | 37.77 | -1.1% |
| 1770 | 37.37 | -1.1% |
| 1771 | 37 | -1.0% |
| 1772 | 36.64 | -1.0% |
| 1773 | 36.28 | -1.0% |
| 1774 | 35.91 | -1.0% |
| 1775 | 35.55 | -1.0% |
| 1776 | 35.19 | -1.0% |
| 1777 | 34.82 | -1.0% |
| 1778 | 34.46 | -1.0% |
| 1779 | 34.1 | -1.1% |
| 1780 | 33.73 | -1.1% |
| 1781 | 33.4 | -1.0% |
| 1782 | 33.08 | -1.0% |
| 1783 | 32.75 | -1.0% |
| 1784 | 32.42 | -1.0% |
| 1785 | 32.09 | -1.0% |
| 1786 | 31.76 | -1.0% |
| 1787 | 31.43 | -1.0% |
| 1788 | 31.11 | -1.0% |
| 1789 | 30.78 | -1.1% |
| 1790 | 30.45 | -1.1% |
| 1791 | 30.15 | -1.0% |
| 1792 | 29.86 | -1.0% |
| 1793 | 29.56 | -1.0% |
| 1794 | 29.26 | -1.0% |
| 1795 | 28.97 | -1.0% |
| 1796 | 28.67 | -1.0% |
| 1797 | 28.37 | -1.0% |
| 1798 | 28.08 | -1.0% |
| 1799 | 27.78 | -1.1% |
| 1800 | 27.48 | -1.1% |
| 1801 | 27.3 | -0.7% |
| 1802 | 27.12 | -0.7% |
| 1803 | 26.93 | -0.7% |
| 1804 | 26.74 | -0.7% |
| 1805 | 26.56 | -0.7% |
| 1806 | 26.36 | -0.7% |
| 1807 | 26.17 | -0.7% |
| 1808 | 25.98 | -0.7% |
| 1809 | 25.78 | -0.8% |
| 1810 | 25.58 | -0.8% |
| 1811 | 25.68 | +0.4% |
| 1812 | 25.78 | +0.4% |
| 1813 | 25.88 | +0.4% |
| 1814 | 25.98 | +0.4% |
| 1815 | 26.08 | +0.4% |
| 1816 | 26.17 | +0.4% |
| 1817 | 26.27 | +0.4% |
| 1818 | 26.37 | +0.4% |
| 1819 | 26.47 | +0.4% |
| 1820 | 26.57 | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 26.67 | +0.4% |
| 1822 | 26.77 | +0.4% |
| 1823 | 26.87 | +0.4% |
| 1824 | 26.97 | +0.4% |
| 1825 | 27.07 | +0.4% |
| 1826 | 27.17 | +0.4% |
| 1827 | 27.27 | +0.4% |
| 1828 | 27.37 | +0.4% |
| 1829 | 27.47 | +0.4% |
| 1830 | 27.57 | +0.4% |
| 1831 | 27.68 | +0.4% |
| 1832 | 27.78 | +0.4% |
| 1833 | 27.88 | +0.4% |
| 1834 | 27.98 | +0.4% |
| 1835 | 28.08 | +0.4% |
| 1836 | 28.18 | +0.4% |
| 1837 | 28.28 | +0.4% |
| 1838 | 28.39 | +0.4% |
| 1839 | 28.49 | +0.4% |
| 1840 | 28.59 | +0.4% |
| 1841 | 28.69 | +0.4% |
| 1842 | 28.8 | +0.4% |
| 1843 | 28.9 | +0.4% |
| 1844 | 29 | +0.4% |
| 1845 | 29.1 | +0.4% |
| 1846 | 29.21 | +0.4% |
| 1847 | 29.31 | +0.4% |
| 1848 | 29.41 | +0.4% |
| 1849 | 29.52 | +0.4% |
| 1850 | 29.62 | +0.4% |
| 1851 | 29.73 | +0.4% |
| 1852 | 29.83 | +0.4% |
| 1853 | 29.93 | +0.3% |
| 1854 | 30.04 | +0.3% |
| 1855 | 30.14 | +0.3% |
| 1856 | 30.25 | +0.3% |
| 1857 | 30.35 | +0.3% |
| 1858 | 30.46 | +0.3% |
| 1859 | 30.56 | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 30.67 | +0.3% |
| 1861 | 30.93 | +0.8% |
| 1862 | 31.19 | +0.8% |
| 1863 | 31.45 | +0.8% |
| 1864 | 31.71 | +0.8% |
| 1865 | 31.97 | +0.8% |
| 1866 | 32.24 | +0.8% |
| 1867 | 32.5 | +0.8% |
| 1868 | 32.76 | +0.8% |
| 1869 | 33.03 | +0.8% |
| 1870 | 33.3 | +0.8% |
| 1871 | 33.6 | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 33.87 | +0.8% |
| 1873 | 34.14 | +0.8% |
| 1874 | 34.41 | +0.8% |
| 1875 | 34.68 | +0.8% |
| 1876 | 34.95 | +0.8% |
| 1877 | 35.23 | +0.8% |
| 1878 | 35.5 | +0.8% |
| 1879 | 35.78 | +0.8% |
| 1880 | 36.05 | +0.8% |
| 1881 | 36.33 | +0.8% |
| 1882 | 36.61 | +0.8% |
| 1883 | 36.89 | +0.8% |
| 1884 | 37.17 | +0.8% |
| 1885 | 37.45 | +0.8% |
| 1886 | 37.89 | +1.2% |
| 1887 | 38.43 | +1.4% |
| 1888 | 38.99 | +1.5% |
| 1889 | 39.59 | +1.5% |
| 1890 | 40.21 | +1.6% |
| 1891 | 39.2 | -2.5% |
| 1892 | 41.07 | +4.8% |
| 1893 | 41.51 | +1.1% |
| 1894 | 41.95 | +1.1% |
| 1895 | 42.41 | +1.1% |
| 1896 | 42.86 | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 43.32 | +1.1% |
| 1898 | 43.79 | +1.1% |
| 1899 | 44.27 | +1.1% |
| 1900 | 44.75 | +1.1% |
| 1901 | 45.09 | +0.8% |
| 1902 | 46 | +2.0% |
| 1903 | 46.65 | +1.4% |
| 1904 | 47.32 | +1.4% |
| 1905 | 48.02 | +1.5% |
| 1906 | 48.75 | +1.5% |
| 1907 | 49.51 | +1.5% |
| 1908 | 50.29 | +1.6% |
| 1909 | 51.1 | +1.6% |
| 1910 | 51.94 | +1.6% |
| 1911 | 54.2 | +4.4% |
| 1912 | 55.17 | +1.8% |
| 1913 | 56.67 | +2.7% |
| 1914 | 58.25 | +2.8% |
| 1915 | 59.86 | +2.8% |
| 1916 | 61.5 | +2.7% |
| 1917 | 63.18 | +2.7% |
| 1918 | 64.88 | +2.7% |
| 1919 | 66.62 | +2.7% |
| 1920 | 68.39 | +2.7% |
| 1921 | 73.35 | +7.3% |
| 1922 | 72.36 | -1.3% |
| 1923 | 74.3 | +2.7% |
| 1924 | 76.32 | +2.7% |
| 1925 | 80.19 | +5.1% |
| 1926 | 83.61 | +4.3% |
| 1927 | 86.35 | +3.3% |
| 1928 | 87.9 | +1.8% |
| 1929 | 89.07 | +1.3% |
| 1930 | 90.02 | +1.1% |
| 1931 | 91.77 | +1.9% |
| 1932 | 93.63 | +2.0% |
| 1933 | 95.34 | +1.8% |
| 1934 | 96.86 | +1.6% |
| 1935 | 98.58 | +1.8% |
| 1936 | 101.04 | +2.5% |
| 1937 | 103.94 | +2.9% |
| 1938 | 106.69 | +2.6% |
| 1939 | 107.29 | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 111.57 | +4.0% |
| 1941 | 114.52 | +2.6% |
| 1942 | 117.23 | +2.4% |
| 1943 | 120.02 | +2.4% |
| 1944 | 123.19 | +2.6% |
| 1945 | 124.34 | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 132.49 | +6.6% |
| 1947 | 137.48 | +3.8% |
| 1948 | 142.47 | +3.6% |
| 1949 | 148.67 | +4.4% |
| 1950 | 329.24 | +121.5% |
| 1951 | 333.41 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 290.6 | -12.8% |
| 1953 | 292.49 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 333.71 | +14.1% |
| 1955 | 334.83 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 373.09 | +11.4% |
| 1957 | 409.72 | +9.8% |
| 1958 | 444.58 | +8.5% |
| 1959 | 382.3 | -14.0% |
| 1960 | 383.61 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 412.25 | +7.5% |
| 1962 | 437.86 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 459.68 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | 454.33 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 461.33 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 488.82 | +6.0% |
| 1967 | 494.78 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 515.15 | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 568.16 | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 567.36 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 616.72 | +8.7% |
| 1972 | 685.44 | +11.1% |
| 1973 | 715.22 | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 729.79 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 948.81 | +30.0% |
| 1976 | 1,061 | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 1,144 | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1,293 | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 1,365 | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 1,435 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 1,479 | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 1,545 | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 1,534 | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 1,653 | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 1,672 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1,651 | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 1,652 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,729 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 1,834 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 2,088 | +13.9% |
| 1991 | 2,178 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 2,192 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2,268 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,486 | +9.6% |
| 1995 | 2,447 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 2,461 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,421 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 2,553 | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 2,616 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 3,412 | +30.4% |
| 2001 | 3,656 | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 3,731 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3,750 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3,938 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 3,987 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4,309 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 4,383 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 4,622 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 4,984 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 5,280 | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 5,803 | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 5,587 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5,527 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5,958 | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 6,666 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 7,175 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 7,642 | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 7,845 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 8,262 | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 8,380 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 8,408 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 9,139 | +8.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 9,139 is below the median for low income countries, which is 44,196, 21% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 9,139 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44,992, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long run air pollution 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +121.5% | 148.67 | 329.24 |
| 2000 | +30.4% | 2,616 | 3,412 |
| 1975 | +30.0% | 729.79 | 948.81 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 43.85 | 41.84 | 45.86 | 10 |
| 1760s | 39.58 | 37.77 | 41.4 | 10 |
| 1770s | 35.73 | 34.1 | 37.37 | 10 |
| 1780s | 32.25 | 30.78 | 33.73 | 10 |
| 1790s | 29.11 | 27.78 | 30.45 | 10 |
| 1800s | 26.64 | 25.78 | 27.48 | 10 |
| 1810s | 26.03 | 25.58 | 26.47 | 10 |
| 1820s | 27.02 | 26.57 | 27.47 | 10 |
| 1830s | 28.03 | 27.57 | 28.49 | 10 |
| 1840s | 29.05 | 28.59 | 29.52 | 10 |
| 1850s | 30.09 | 29.62 | 30.56 | 10 |
| 1860s | 31.84 | 30.67 | 33.03 | 10 |
| 1870s | 34.54 | 33.3 | 35.78 | 10 |
| 1880s | 37.54 | 36.05 | 39.59 | 10 |
| 1890s | 42.06 | 39.2 | 44.27 | 10 |
| 1900s | 47.75 | 44.75 | 51.1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 59.23 | 51.94 | 66.62 | 10 |
| 1920s | 79.18 | 68.39 | 89.07 | 10 |
| 1930s | 98.52 | 90.02 | 107.29 | 10 |
| 1940s | 127.2 | 111.57 | 148.67 | 10 |
| 1950s | 352.39 | 290.6 | 444.58 | 10 |
| 1960s | 467.6 | 383.61 | 568.16 | 10 |
| 1970s | 912.55 | 567.36 | 1,365 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,618 | 1,435 | 1,834 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,371 | 2,088 | 2,616 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,077 | 3,412 | 4,984 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,574 | 5,280 | 8,262 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,642 | 8,380 | 9,139 | 3 |
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More environment data for Gambia
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0663 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 18.48 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long run air pollution in Gambia?
- Long run air pollution in Gambia was 9,139 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest long run air pollution recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,139 in 2022.
- What is the lowest long run air pollution recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.58 in 1810.
- How does Gambia rank for long run air pollution?
- Gambia ranks 177th out of 220 countries with data for 2022.
- Is long run air pollution 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Long run air pollution. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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