Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues in Gambia

Gambia: Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0.0007 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 25.8%
World rank
31st
of 184 countries
All-time high
0.0009 units per square kilometre
in 2010
All-time low
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 1967
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues in Gambia, 1961–2019

000.0010.0010.001196119902019

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2019, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - burning - crop residues in Gambia stood at 0.0007 units per square kilometre.

The figure is up 25.8% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - burning - crop residues in Gambia peaked at 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1967.

Gambia ranks 31st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues, per square kilometre in Gambia, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0001 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0001 units per square kilometre +3.9%
1963 0.0001 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1964 0.0001 units per square kilometre +4.4%
1965 0.0002 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1966 0.0002 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1967 0.0001 units per square kilometre -27.2%
1968 0.0002 units per square kilometre +51.5%
1969 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.6%
1970 0.0002 units per square kilometre +8.1%
1971 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.4%
1972 0.0002 units per square kilometre -11.6%
1973 0.0001 units per square kilometre -16.0%
1974 0.0002 units per square kilometre +13.8%
1975 0.0002 units per square kilometre -1.7%
1976 0.0002 units per square kilometre +2.9%
1977 0.0002 units per square kilometre +10.0%
1978 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.3%
1979 0.0001 units per square kilometre -23.7%
1980 0.0002 units per square kilometre +20.5%
1981 0.0002 units per square kilometre +28.3%
1982 0.0002 units per square kilometre +6.4%
1983 0.0001 units per square kilometre -38.3%
1984 0.0001 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1985 0.0002 units per square kilometre +55.3%
1986 0.0002 units per square kilometre -16.8%
1987 0.0002 units per square kilometre +12.1%
1988 0.0002 units per square kilometre +6.6%
1989 0.0002 units per square kilometre -21.5%
1990 0.0002 units per square kilometre +6.2%
1991 0.0002 units per square kilometre +27.7%
1992 0.0002 units per square kilometre -26.2%
1993 0.0002 units per square kilometre +5.0%
1994 0.0002 units per square kilometre -7.1%
1995 0.0002 units per square kilometre +6.9%
1996 0.0002 units per square kilometre -7.6%
1997 0.0001 units per square kilometre -19.1%
1998 0.0002 units per square kilometre +17.9%
1999 0.0002 units per square kilometre +24.2%
2000 0.0002 units per square kilometre +6.4%
2001 0.0002 units per square kilometre +12.3%
2002 0.0002 units per square kilometre -4.2%
2003 0.0003 units per square kilometre +14.8%
2004 0.0003 units per square kilometre +20.5%
2005 0.0003 units per square kilometre +13.4%
2006 0.0004 units per square kilometre +9.9%
2007 0.0004 units per square kilometre +10.2%
2008 0.0006 units per square kilometre +37.2%
2009 0.0008 units per square kilometre +40.2%
2010 0.0009 units per square kilometre +15.0%
2011 0.0005 units per square kilometre -51.7%
2012 0.0006 units per square kilometre +30.8%
2013 0.0006 units per square kilometre +10.1%
2014 0.0007 units per square kilometre +5.0%
2015 0.0009 units per square kilometre +25.9%
2016 0.0007 units per square kilometre -16.3%
2017 0.0006 units per square kilometre -14.9%
2018 0.0005 units per square kilometre -14.3%
2019 0.0007 units per square kilometre +25.8%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 3.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 0.0007 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 2.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 28 China 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 29 Ghana 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 30 Cape Verde 0.0007 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 32 Eswatini 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 33 Myanmar 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 34 North Korea 0.0006 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - burning - crop residues in Gambia?
Emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - burning - crop residues in Gambia was 0.0007 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - burning - crop residues recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0009 units per square kilometre in 2010.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - burning - crop residues recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1967.
How does Gambia rank for emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - burning - crop residues?
Gambia ranks 31st out of 184 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (co2eq) (ar5) - burning - crop residues rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 9,614 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.