Afghanistan vs Gambia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Afghanistan
0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gambia
0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
184th
Gambia rank
182nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Afghanistan
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gambia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 184th and Gambia ranks 182nd of 201 countries.
Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1860s | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1870s | 0.0775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1880s | 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1890s | 0.1028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1900s | 0.1006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1910s | 0.0745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0591 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1920s | 0.0873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1930s | 0.1682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1940s | 0.2409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1950s | 0.3094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1960s | 0.3103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1970s | 0.2594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0867 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1980s | 0.2534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 1990s | 0.1852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2351 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.1444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2010s | 0.1422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Afghanistan or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 0.0071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gambia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Gambia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Afghanistan ranks 184th and Gambia ranks 182nd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.