Climate Change in Gambia 1,061 indicators covering climate change for Gambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Rice — Crop residues (N content), per square kilometre 164.85 kg per square kilometre 2023 down 7.7% 18th Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 43.5% 6th Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 46.8% 15th Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 46.7% 15th Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 46.7% 15th Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 46.7% 15th Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.1477 2021 up 16.9% 123rd Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 110,000 tonnes 2023 up 120.0% 109th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 0 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 — 134th Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 137.9 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 70.5% 131st Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 666.67 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2024 up 4.2% 24th Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 15.04 kilograms 2024 down 4.9% 146th CO₂ emissions from international aviation 41,509 tonnes 2024 up 21.2% 160th Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 1.20 million tonnes 2026 down 3.7% 92nd Urban population 65.0% 2025 up 4.5% 107th Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2020 — 7th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 1 2022 unchanged 45th Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 17,201 2022 up 421.2% 72nd Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 4.31 2025 down 4.7% 130th Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 80.8% 2015 down 25.1% 47th Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 0.0% 2015 up 34.5% 161st CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.2 1=low to 6=high 2025 up 10.3% 31st Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Storm 1 2021 unchanged 32nd Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Storm 16,949 2021 up 621.2% 38th Greenhouse gas emissions from food systems 1.42 million tonnes CO₂e 2015 up 37.4% 161st Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 1.25 2022 up 1,216.7% 50th Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters 33 2022 up 1,550.0% 87th Number of deaths due to disaster 33 2022 up 1,550.0% 85th Number of people affected by disaster 107,219 2024 up 3,149.1% 33rd Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 3,885 2024 up 2,376.6% 18th Number of injured or ill people attributed to disasters 217 2024 up 1,450.0% 55th Share of children who are stunted vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 17.5% 2020 down 25.2% 53rd Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 135.95 2024 up 958.4% 50th Direct economic loss attributed to disasters relative to GDP 0.1% 2024 up 477.5% 9th Direct economic loss in the housing sector attributed to disasters 135.95 million 2024 up 958.4% 35th Number of people whose damaged dwellings were attributed to disasters 27,141 2024 up 371.4% 42nd Number of missing persons due to disaster 0 2022 — 50th Number of people whose destroyed dwellings were attributed to 8,986 2024 up 56.1% 23rd Number of people whose livelihoods were disrupted or destroyed 70,875 2024 up 2,047.7% 21st Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Decadal temperature anomalies 0.1709 °C 2010 up 285.1% 149th ← Previous Page 18 of 18