How have things changed?, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.02 metric tons per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.02 metric tons per person
Change on year
down 2.9%
World rank
71st
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.028 metric tons per person
in 1977
All-time low
0.012 metric tons per person
in 1982
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed?, per capita in Gambia, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per capita in Gambia is 0.02 metric tons per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.028 metric tons per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.012 metric tons per person, in 1982.
Gambia ranks 71st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0132 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0132 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0215 metric tons per person | +51.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0216 metric tons per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0209 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0203 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.028 metric tons per person | +38.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0224 metric tons per person | -19.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | -28.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0186 metric tons per person | +15.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0199 metric tons per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.012 metric tons per person | -39.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0147 metric tons per person | +21.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | -13.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0148 metric tons per person | +18.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0157 metric tons per person | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | +37.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0205 metric tons per person | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0227 metric tons per person | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0158 metric tons per person | -30.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0186 metric tons per person | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0187 metric tons per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0243 metric tons per person | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0211 metric tons per person | -13.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0244 metric tons per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | -14.5% |
| 2005 | 0.021 metric tons per person | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0247 metric tons per person | +12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0236 metric tons per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0242 metric tons per person | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0209 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 metric tons per person | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0208 metric tons per person | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0238 metric tons per person | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0255 metric tons per person | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0258 metric tons per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0207 metric tons per person | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0229 metric tons per person | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0203 metric tons per person | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0207 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0205 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0206 metric tons per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.02 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.02 metric tons per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0046 metric tons per person, 4.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.02 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0133 metric tons per person | 0.0129 metric tons per person | 0.0136 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0194 metric tons per person | 0.0142 metric tons per person | 0.028 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0157 metric tons per person | 0.012 metric tons per person | 0.0199 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0207 metric tons per person | 0.0158 metric tons per person | 0.0245 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0227 metric tons per person | 0.0199 metric tons per person | 0.0247 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0228 metric tons per person | 0.0177 metric tons per person | 0.0258 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0204 metric tons per person | 0.02 metric tons per person | 0.0207 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 how have things changed?, per capita in Gambia?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Gambia was 0.02 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.028 metric tons per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.012 metric tons per person in 1982.
- How does Gambia rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 71st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.