Gabon vs Uruguay: Per capita methane emissions
Gabon
5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Gabon rank
8th
Uruguay rank
5th
Per capita methane emissions over time
- Gabon
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gabon, a difference of 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Uruguay ahead.
Gabon ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1860s | 0.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1870s | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1880s | 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1890s | 0.1114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1900s | 0.1267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1910s | 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1920s | 0.1889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1930s | 0.2083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1940s | 0.2664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1950s | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1960s | 2.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 1970s | 13.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1980s | 10.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 1990s | 15.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 12.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 6.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 5.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita methane emissions, Gabon or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 7.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 5.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita methane emissions between Gabon and Uruguay?
- 1.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Uruguay rank globally for per capita methane emissions?
- Gabon ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 199 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 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 per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.