Gabon vs Jordan: Greenhouse gas emissions
Gabon
27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Jordan
31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Gabon rank
118th
Jordan rank
117th
Greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Gabon
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gabon, a difference of 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 118th and Jordan ranks 117th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 14 and Jordan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 127,330 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1860s | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 124,264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1870s | 3.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1880s | 3.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 252,908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.49 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1890s | 754,083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 260,781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 493,302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1900s | -537,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 272,972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 810,005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 1910s | -1.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 264,027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 1920s | 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 284,709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1930s | 5.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 398,898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1940s | 8.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 495,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1950s | 6.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1960s | 10.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1970s | 27.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1980s | 20.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 1990s | 32.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2000s | 35.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Gabon |
| 2010s | 27.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
| 2020s | 26.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions, Gabon or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 31.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 27.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Gabon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions between Gabon and Jordan?
- 3.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Jordan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Gabon and Jordan rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions?
- Gabon ranks 118th and Jordan ranks 117th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.