Denmark vs Gabon: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change
Denmark
5.07 tonnes per person
in 2024
Gabon
5.03 tonnes per person
in 2024
Denmark rank
62nd
Gabon rank
63rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- Denmark
- Gabon
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 5.07 tonnes per person against 5.03 tonnes per person in Gabon, a difference of 0.04 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Gabon ahead.
Denmark ranks 62nd and Gabon ranks 63rd of 194 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.45 tonnes per person | 15.52 tonnes per person | 8.07 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1960s | 10.39 tonnes per person | 20.54 tonnes per person | 10.15 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1970s | 12.11 tonnes per person | 32.28 tonnes per person | 20.17 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 10.63 tonnes per person | 13.8 tonnes per person | 3.17 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 11.51 tonnes per person | 14.16 tonnes per person | 2.65 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 10.2 tonnes per person | 12.79 tonnes per person | 2.59 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 7.34 tonnes per person | 7.49 tonnes per person | 0.1536 tonnes per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 5.22 tonnes per person | 5.26 tonnes per person | 0.0455 tonnes per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change, Denmark or Gabon?
- Denmark, at 5.07 tonnes per person against 5.03 tonnes per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change between Denmark and Gabon?
- 0.04 tonnes per person, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Gabon?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Gabon rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Denmark ranks 62nd and Gabon ranks 63rd of 194 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 including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.