Australia vs Gabon: Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring
Australia
0.6086 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gabon
0.8937 tonnes per person
in 2024
Australia rank
5th
Gabon rank
2nd
Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring over time
- Australia
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.8937 tonnes per person against 0.6086 tonnes per person in Australia, a difference of 0.2851 tonnes per person.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.5 times Australia's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 5th and Gabon ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0224 tonnes per person | 3.32 tonnes per person | 3.3 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.3849 tonnes per person | 3.59 tonnes per person | 3.2 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.3661 tonnes per person | 2.96 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.486 tonnes per person | 1.4 tonnes per person | 0.9137 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.627 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 0.3976 tonnes per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions from flaring, Australia or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.8937 tonnes per person against 0.6086 tonnes per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions from flaring between Australia and Gabon?
- 0.2851 tonnes per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Gabon?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Gabon rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Australia ranks 5th and Gabon ranks 2nd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions from flaring. 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 flaring, measured in tonnes per person.