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