Gabon vs Zimbabwe: Methane emissions
Gabon
14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Zimbabwe
13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gabon rank
85th
Zimbabwe rank
86th
Methane emissions over time
- Gabon
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Gabon ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 34,515 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 577,772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 543,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1860s | 35,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 684,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 648,457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1870s | 37,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 772,855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1880s | 40,002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 960,851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 920,849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1890s | 42,363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1900s | 44,905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1910s | 51,215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1920s | 63,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1930s | 79,463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1940s | 116,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1950s | 235,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1960s | 1.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1980s | 8.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 764,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 17.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2000s | 18.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2010s | 13.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2020s | 13.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane emissions, Gabon or Zimbabwe?
- Gabon, at 14.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane emissions between Gabon and Zimbabwe?
- 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Gabon 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 methane emissions?
- Gabon ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Methane emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.