Chad vs Gabon: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Chad
6.55 million tonnes
in 2024
Gabon
7.37 million tonnes
in 2024
Chad rank
63rd
Gabon rank
60th
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- Chad
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 7.37 million tonnes against 6.55 million tonnes in Chad, a difference of 819,680 tonnes.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 60th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 6 and Gabon in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 25.51 million tonnes | 2.65 million tonnes | 22.86 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1860s | 10.36 million tonnes | 3.13 million tonnes | 7.22 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1870s | 2.61 million tonnes | 4.00 million tonnes | 1.40 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1880s | 1.08 million tonnes | 4.30 million tonnes | 3.22 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1890s | -1.31 million tonnes | 526,769 tonnes | 1.84 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1900s | -2.41 million tonnes | -1.12 million tonnes | 1.29 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1910s | -2.33 million tonnes | -1.70 million tonnes | 629,264 tonnes | Gabon |
| 1920s | 1.84 million tonnes | 4.13 million tonnes | 2.29 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1930s | 4.68 million tonnes | 6.05 million tonnes | 1.38 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1940s | 7.34 million tonnes | 10.15 million tonnes | 2.81 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1950s | 10.24 million tonnes | 7.55 million tonnes | 2.69 million tonnes | Chad |
| 1960s | 6.05 million tonnes | 10.68 million tonnes | 4.63 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1970s | 6.04 million tonnes | 16.23 million tonnes | 10.19 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1980s | 4.50 million tonnes | 5.85 million tonnes | 1.35 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 1990s | 8.31 million tonnes | 10.75 million tonnes | 2.45 million tonnes | Gabon |
| 2000s | 12.76 million tonnes | 12.45 million tonnes | 312,619 tonnes | Chad |
| 2010s | 23.54 million tonnes | 9.34 million tonnes | 14.21 million tonnes | Chad |
| 2020s | 7.67 million tonnes | 7.24 million tonnes | 429,506 tonnes | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from land-use change, Chad or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 7.37 million tonnes against 6.55 million tonnes in Chad as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from land-use change between Chad and Gabon?
- 819,680 tonnes, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Gabon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Gabon rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Chad ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 60th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes.