Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP was 49.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 49.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices for change in co₂ emissions and gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Gabon peaked at 49.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 23.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
That places Gabon 130th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.86 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 23.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 31.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.12 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 27.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 30.74 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.15 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 31.87 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 44.20 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.09 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 43.39 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 49.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 127 Niger 51.94 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 128 Rwanda 51.85 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 129 Mozambique 51.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 131 Papua New Guinea 47.96 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 132 North Macedonia 45.70 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 133 Botswana 45.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More climate change data for Gabon
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.59 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Urban population 2.39 million (2025)
- Urban population 92.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 307.08 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.13 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Gabon?
- Change in co₂ emissions and gdp in Gabon was 49.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.23 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest change in co₂ emissions and gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for change in co₂ emissions and gdp?
- Gabon ranks 130th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change in co₂ emissions and gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in CO₂ emissions and GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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