Democratic Republic of Congo vs Gabon: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Democratic Republic of Congo

5.90 million tonnes

in 2024

Gabon

5.40 million tonnes

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

132nd

Gabon rank

134th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5.90 million tonnes against 5.40 million tonnes in Gabon, a difference of 505,660 tonnes.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 132nd and Gabon ranks 134th of 215 countries.

Indicator: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.