CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Gambia
Gambia: CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat was 0.25 in 2018. ▲ Rising
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Gambia, 1990–2018
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2018, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Gambia stood at 0.25. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Gambia peaked at 0.25 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.06, in 1990.
That places Gambia 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.06 | — |
| 1991 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.07 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.08 | +14.3% |
| 2000 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.12 | +50.0% |
| 2002 | 0.13 | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.14 | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.16 | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.17 | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 0.18 | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2 | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.18 | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2 | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.21 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.21 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.22 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.22 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.23 | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.25 | +8.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.25 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.51, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +50.0% | 0.08 | 0.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.063 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.149 | 0.08 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2189 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 9 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 143 Cape Verde 0.28 compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 0.27 compare
- 146 Luxembourg 0.24 compare
- 147 Afghanistan 0.22 compare
- 147 Uganda 0.22 compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Gambia?
- Co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat in Gambia was 0.25 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2018.
- What is the lowest co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat?
- Gambia ranks 145th out of 187 countries with data for 2018.
- Is co2 emissions by sector (mt co2 eq) - electricity/heat rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of CO2 emissions by sector (Mt CO2 eq) - Electricity/Heat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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