Gibraltar

Country profile

Air pollution (PM2.5)
12.6
µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
142nd of 241 countries

Water

Safely managed drinking water

100.0 % of population · 2024
+0.0 pp since 20001st highest of 159 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020World

The share of people with safe drinking water at home, available when needed and free from contamination. WHO/UNICEF JMP via Our World in Data

Energy

Solar electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000175th highest of 195 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from solar panels. The fastest-growing energy source in history. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Wind electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2000106th highest of 193 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of a country's electricity generated from wind turbines, onshore and offshore. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Coal electricity

0.00 % of electricity · 2024
+0.0 pp since 200081st highest of 194 · 2024
-10120002005201020152020

The share of electricity still generated by burning coal, the most polluting fuel. The number that must reach zero first. Ember / Energy Institute via Our World in Data

Oil electricity

18.2 % of electricity · 2024
-82 pp since 200069th highest of 195 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020low 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated by burning oil. Rare on big grids, still common on islands. Ember via Our World in Data

Gas electricity

81.8 % of electricity · 2024
+82 pp since 200013th highest of 192 · 2024
05010020002005201020152020high 2020

The share of a country's electricity generated from natural gas, the least polluting fossil fuel but still a fossil fuel. Ember via Our World in Data

Land & Life

Red List Index

0.93 index (1 = species safe) · 2024
-3.1% since 199457th highest of 244 · 2024
00.51200020102020low 2015

Tracks extinction risk across all assessed species. 1 means no species at risk; falling values mean wildlife sliding towards extinction. IUCN / SDG 15.5.1 via Our World in Data

Protected land

26.4 % of land area · 2024
+22 pp since 201352nd highest of 213 · 2024
0102030201420162018202020222024World

The share of a country's land under legal protection for nature. The global 30x30 target aims for 30% by 2030. World Bank / UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Marine protected areas

0.00 % of territorial waters · 2024
+0.0 pp since 2013149th highest of 174 · 2024
051015201420162018202020222024World

How much of a country's coastal waters are protected for nature. The global goal is 30% by 2030. UNEP-WCMC via Our World in Data

Urban population

100.0 % living in cities · 2025
+0.0 pp since 19951st highest of 236 · 2025
0501001960198020002020World

The share of people living in towns and cities. Urbanisation shapes energy use, land use and how people experience climate change. UN World Urbanization Prospects via Our World in Data

Pollution

Air pollution (PM2.5)

12.6 µg/m³ annual mean · 2024
+13% since 1998142nd highest of 241 · 2024
010203020002005201020152020Worldhigh 2022low 2010

Average exposure to fine particles small enough to enter the bloodstream. The WHO guideline is 5 µg/m³. World Bank / van Donkelaar et al. via Our World in Data

What can one person do?

  • Fly less
    One long-haul return flight can outweigh a year of other savings. Swap one flight for a train trip or a call.
  • Eat more plants
    Shifting towards a plant-rich diet is one of the largest steady cuts a person can make, and it starts with single meals.
  • Travel without a car where you can
    Walking, cycling and public transport beat an electric car; an electric car beats petrol.
  • Use your voice
    Personal footprints matter, but system change matters more. Vote, ask your employer and bank what they are doing, and talk about it.

Based on the highest-impact personal actions identified by Wynes & Nicholas (2017) and the IPCC's AR6 report on demand-side mitigation.