Afghanistan vs Gabon: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Afghanistan
44.58 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Gabon
49.55 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
171st
Gabon rank
168th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Afghanistan
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 49.55 tonnes per square kilometre against 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.97 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 171st and Gabon ranks 168th of 192 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 45.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 28.81 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1970s | 9.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 82.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 73.17 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 6.71 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 37.94 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1990s | 1.25 tonnes per square kilometre | 62.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 60.88 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 6.31 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 65.08 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 17.51 tonnes per square kilometre | 57.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 40.03 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 32.77 tonnes per square kilometre | 49.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 16.82 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre, Afghanistan or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 49.55 tonnes per square kilometre against 44.58 tonnes per square kilometre in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Afghanistan and Gabon?
- 4.97 tonnes per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Gabon?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Gabon rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Afghanistan ranks 171st and Gabon ranks 168th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.