Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita was 0.1082 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.1082 for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.2626 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1082, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 117th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2626 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1979 | -24.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2058 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2024 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1937 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2074 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2235 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2019 | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2233 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2334 | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2384 | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2383 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2293 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2544 | +11.0% |
| 2004 | 0.228 | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2142 | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1968 | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1684 | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1857 | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1831 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.187 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1705 | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 0.164 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1602 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1583 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1566 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1562 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1363 | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1272 | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1279 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1274 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1219 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1231 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1102 | -10.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1082 | -1.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1082 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1548, 70% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1082 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0966, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2152 | 0.1937 | 0.2626 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2137 | 0.1684 | 0.2544 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1544 | 0.1272 | 0.187 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1181 | 0.1082 | 0.1274 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Gabon?
- Carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita in Gabon was 0.1082 in 2024, according to Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2626 in 1990.
- What is the lowest carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1082 in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon emission intensity vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and International Energy Agency (IEA), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon emission intensity vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Carbon emission intensity is measured in kilograms of CO₂ per dollar of GDP. Emissions from fossil fuels and industry are included, but land-use change emissions are not. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.