Gabon vs Zambia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Gabon
0.1605 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Zambia
0.1598 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Gabon rank
106th
Zambia rank
108th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Gabon
- Zambia
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ in Zambia, a difference of 0.0007 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zambia ahead.
Gabon ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0122 kilograms per international-$ | 1.03 kilograms per international-$ | 1.02 kilograms per international-$ | Zambia |
| 1960s | 0.2353 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6693 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4339 kilograms per international-$ | Zambia |
| 1970s | 0.9521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4913 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4608 kilograms per international-$ | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.8852 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3516 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5337 kilograms per international-$ | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.5349 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1965 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3384 kilograms per international-$ | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.3778 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0949 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2828 kilograms per international-$ | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.1791 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0799 kilograms per international-$ | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ | 0.153 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0077 kilograms per international-$ | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Gabon or Zambia?
- Gabon, at 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ against 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Gabon and Zambia?
- 0.0007 kilograms per international-$, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zambia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Gabon and Zambia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Gabon ranks 106th and Zambia ranks 108th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).