Australia vs Gabon: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre
Australia
55.72 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Gabon
49.55 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
Australia rank
165th
Gabon rank
168th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre over time
- Australia
- Gabon
How they compare
Australia currently reports 55.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 49.55 tonnes per square kilometre in Gabon, a difference of 6.17 tonnes per square kilometre.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gabon ahead.
Australia ranks 165th and Gabon ranks 168th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.72 tonnes per square kilometre | 45.58 tonnes per square kilometre | 2.86 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1970s | 28.99 tonnes per square kilometre | 82.43 tonnes per square kilometre | 53.44 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1980s | 38.2 tonnes per square kilometre | 44.65 tonnes per square kilometre | 6.45 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 1990s | 51.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 62.13 tonnes per square kilometre | 10.59 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 67.68 tonnes per square kilometre | 71.39 tonnes per square kilometre | 3.7 tonnes per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 73.07 tonnes per square kilometre | 57.54 tonnes per square kilometre | 15.52 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
| 2020s | 57.84 tonnes per square kilometre | 49.6 tonnes per square kilometre | 8.24 tonnes per square kilometre | Australia |
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, Australia or Gabon?
- Australia, at 55.72 tonnes per square kilometre against 49.55 tonnes per square kilometre in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre between Australia and Gabon?
- 6.17 tonnes per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Gabon?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Gabon rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, per square kilometre?
- Australia ranks 165th 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.