Colombia vs Gabon: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Colombia
0.7959 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gabon
0.7244 tonnes per person
in 2024
Colombia rank
147th
Gabon rank
149th
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Colombia
- Gabon
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.7959 tonnes per person against 0.7244 tonnes per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.0715 tonnes per person.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 147th and Gabon ranks 149th of 213 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4787 tonnes per person | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0.4461 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 1960s | 0.6239 tonnes per person | 0.9532 tonnes per person | 0.3293 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.8907 tonnes per person | 4.01 tonnes per person | 3.12 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.8845 tonnes per person | 2.97 tonnes per person | 2.08 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.9599 tonnes per person | 0.8758 tonnes per person | 0.084 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.7481 tonnes per person | 0.9213 tonnes per person | 0.1732 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.9009 tonnes per person | 0.88 tonnes per person | 0.021 tonnes per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.8861 tonnes per person | 0.7516 tonnes per person | 0.1345 tonnes per person | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Colombia or Gabon?
- Colombia, at 0.7959 tonnes per person against 0.7244 tonnes per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Colombia and Gabon?
- 0.0715 tonnes per person, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Gabon?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Gabon rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Colombia ranks 147th and Gabon ranks 149th 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 by fuel type. 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 oil, measured in tonnes per person.