Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Gabon
Gabon: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 2.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in Gabon, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Gabon is 2.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Gabon peaked at 3.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 6 |
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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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Gabon?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in Gabon was 2.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Gabon ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.