Gabon vs New Zealand: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Gabon
7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand
7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
37th
New Zealand rank
40th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Gabon
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was New Zealand ahead.

Gabon ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 40th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 6 and New Zealand in 12.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon New Zealand Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1860s 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1870s 0.1179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1880s 0.1184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1890s 0.1256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1900s 0.1467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1910s 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1920s 0.2122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1930s 0.2261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1940s 0.2577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1950s 0.4844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1960s 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person New Zealand
1970s 21.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 14.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Gabon
1980s 17.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Gabon
1990s 20.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Gabon
2000s 17.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 10.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Gabon
2010s 9.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 9.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Gabon
2020s 7.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Gabon or New Zealand?
Gabon, at 7.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 7.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Gabon and New Zealand?
0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and New Zealand?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Gabon and New Zealand rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Gabon ranks 37th and New Zealand ranks 40th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.