Gabon vs Zimbabwe: Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region
Gabon
27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gabon rank
118th
Zimbabwe rank
116th
Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region over time
- Gabon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gabon, a difference of 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 118th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1860s | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1870s | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1880s | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1890s | 754,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | -537,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | -1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 6.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 10.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 27.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 46.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 32.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 22.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 35.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 51.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 27.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 26.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region, Gabon or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 31.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region between Gabon and Zimbabwe?
- 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Zimbabwe?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region?
- Gabon ranks 118th and Zimbabwe ranks 116th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual greenhouse gas emissions by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.