Congo vs Gabon: Share of global methane emissions
Congo
0.2%
in 2024
Gabon
0.1%
in 2024
Congo rank
84th
Gabon rank
85th
Share of global methane emissions over time
- Congo
- Gabon
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Gabon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 84th and Gabon ranks 85th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 13 and Gabon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Congo |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global methane emissions, Congo or Gabon?
- Congo, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global methane emissions between Congo and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for share of global methane emissions?
- Congo ranks 84th and Gabon ranks 85th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.