Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita was 10.77 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Gambia, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Gambia stood at 10.77 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and up 59.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Gambia peaked at 10.77 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.18 current US$ per person, in 1990.
Gambia ranks 194th of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita in Gambia, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.18 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 2.33 current US$ per person | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 2.34 current US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.48 current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 2.51 current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.66 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 1996 | 2.69 current US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.84 current US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 2.98 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 3.26 current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 3.06 current US$ per person | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 4.02 current US$ per person | +31.4% |
| 2002 | 3.94 current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 4 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 4.35 current US$ per person | +9.0% |
| 2005 | 4.61 current US$ per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 5.15 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 5.98 current US$ per person | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 6.35 current US$ per person | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 7.23 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 6.53 current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 6.77 current US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7 current US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.76 current US$ per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 8.09 current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 8.28 current US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.33 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8.63 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 8.98 current US$ per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 9.63 current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 9.85 current US$ per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 10.77 current US$ per person | +9.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 10.77 current US$ per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 7.38 current US$ per person, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 10.77 current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.54 current US$ per person, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 current US$ per person | 2.18 current US$ per person | 3.26 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.87 current US$ per person | 3.06 current US$ per person | 7.23 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9 current US$ per person | 6.53 current US$ per person | 9.63 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.31 current US$ per person | 9.85 current US$ per person | 10.77 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More economy & growth data for Gambia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.69 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.02 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 50.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0378 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 34.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 43.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0276 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 25.35 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Gambia?
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita in Gambia was 10.77 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.77 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 current US$ per person in 1990.
- How does Gambia rank for adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita?
- Gambia ranks 194th out of 210 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.2%. 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 Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.