Congo vs Gabon: Co2 land use per capita

Congo
2.74
in 2024
Gabon
2.9
in 2024
Congo rank
19th
Gabon rank
16th

Co2 land use per capita over time

  • Congo
  • Gabon
-250255075185019372024

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2.9 against 2.74 in Congo, a difference of 0.16.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.

Congo ranks 19th and Gabon ranks 16th of 194 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 9 and Gabon in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gabon Difference Ahead
1850s 2.73 8.68 5.95 Gabon
1860s 19.75 9.63 10.11 Congo
1870s 32.35 11.5 20.85 Congo
1880s 30.24 11.51 18.74 Congo
1890s 2.97 1.36 1.6 Congo
1900s -11.2 -3.18 8.02 Gabon
1910s -18.27 -5.18 13.09 Gabon
1920s 27.47 12.14 15.33 Congo
1930s 41.09 15.88 25.21 Congo
1940s 57.57 23.16 34.41 Congo
1950s 72.83 15.49 57.34 Congo
1960s 19.03 19.54 0.5068 Gabon
1970s 5.2 24.8 19.6 Gabon
1980s 3.24 7.03 3.79 Gabon
1990s 5.48 9.45 3.96 Gabon
2000s 5.13 8.64 3.51 Gabon
2010s 4.39 4.73 0.3399 Gabon
2020s 3 2.98 0.0168 Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher co2 land use per capita, Congo or Gabon?
Gabon, at 2.9 against 2.74 in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in co2 land use per capita between Congo and Gabon?
0.16, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for co2 land use per capita?
Congo ranks 19th and Gabon ranks 16th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Co2 land use per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Co2 land use per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 33,660 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed