Gambia, The Population (millions) Pop. growth (avg. ann. %, 1990–2010)
1.7 2.9
GDP ($ millions) GNI per capita (Atlas $)
Climate Average daily min/max temperature (1961–90, Celsius) Projected annual temperature change (2045–65, Celsius) Average annual precipitation (1961–90, mm) Projected annual precipitation change (2045–65, mm) Projected change in annual hot days/warm nights Projected change in annual cool days/cold nights
806.5 450 20 / 35 2.1 to 2.7 837 –87 to 26 7 / 17 –2 / –3
Country data
Exposure to Impacts Land area below 5m (% of land area) Population below 5m (% of total) Population in urban agglomerations > 1 million (%) Urban pop. growth (avg. annual %, 1990–2010) Droughts, floods, extreme temps (% pop. avg., 1990–2009) Annual freshwater withdrawals (% of internal resources) Agricultural land under irrigation (% of total ag. land) Population living below $1.25 a day (% of total) Nationally terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000) Child malnutrition, underweight (% of under age five) Malaria incidence rate (per 100,000 people)
16.6 33.4 .. 5.0 0.2 2.4 .. 34.3 1.5 98 15.8 31,925
Resilience Access to improved sanitation (% of total pop.) Access to improved water source (% of total pop.) Cereal yield (kg. per hectare) Access to electricity (% of total population) Paved roads (% of total roads) Health workers (per 1,000 people) Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) Invest. in infrastructure w/private participation ($ millions) Disaster risk reduction progress score (1–5 scale; 5 = best) Ease of doing business (ranking 1–183; 1 = best) Public sector mgmt & institutions avg. (1–6 scale; 6 = best) Primary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group) Ratio of girls to boys in primary & secondary school (%)
67 92 1,049 .. 19.3 0.6 4.6 35 .. 149 3.0 72 100
GHG Emissions and Energy Use CO2 emissions per capita (metric tons) 0.3 CO2 emissions per units of GDP (kg/$1,000 of 2005 PPP $) 209.4 CO2 emissions, total (MtCO2) 0.4 GHG net emissions/removals by LUCF (1993, MtCO2e) –50.0 Methane (CH4) emissions, total (MtCO2e) .. Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions, total (MtCO2e) .. Other GHG emissions, total (MtCO2e) .. Energy use per capita (kilograms of oil equivalent) 84 Energy use per units of GDP (kg oil eq./$1,000 of 2005 PPP $) 71.5 National-Level Actions Latest UNFCCC national communication Annex-I emissions reduction target NAMA submission NAPA submission Renewable energy target
SubSaharan Africa
0.4 2.0 14 4.0
0.7 5.1 11 3.7
3.2 3.7 .. .. 50.9 .. 11.7 10.6 121 108 24.6 28.3 26,113 16,659 31 60 1,297 32.5 18.3 1.2 3.6 11,957
35 63 2,047 23.0 14.1 0.7 3.2 4,471
67 89
65 91
0.8 428.6 685
0.3 270.2 219
590 334 .. 689 308.4
436 209 .. 365 303.9
10/6/2003 (1st) n/a .. Yes ..
Carbon Markets Hosted Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects Issued Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) from CDM (thousands) Hosted Joint Implementation (JI) projects Issued Emission Reduction Units (ERUs) from JI (thousands) The Little Data Book on Climate Change
Low income
.. .. n/a n/a 2011
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