Australia vs Gabon: Methane emissions, per capita
Australia
4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gabon
5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Australia rank
9th
Gabon rank
8th
Methane emissions, per capita over time
- Australia
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia, a difference of 0.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 9th and Gabon ranks 8th of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 11.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 9.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5367 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 8.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 15.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 8.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 5.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, per capita, Australia or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions, per capita between Australia and Gabon?
- 0.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Gabon?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Gabon rank globally for methane emissions, per capita?
- Australia ranks 9th and Gabon ranks 8th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.