Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Gabon
Gabon: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP was 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP in Gabon, 1950–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
In 2022, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Gabon stood at 0.1605 kilograms per international-$.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Gabon peaked at 1.37 kilograms per international-$ in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0085 kilograms per international-$, in 1950.
Gabon ranks 106th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0122 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0085 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0155 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2353 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0345 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8008 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9521 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6506 kilograms per international-$ | 1.37 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8852 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6878 kilograms per international-$ | 1.1 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5349 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4544 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6253 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3778 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2526 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4888 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1791 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1594 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2315 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1583 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1632 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 103 Djibouti 0.1621 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 104 Pakistan 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 105 Finland 0.1607 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 107 Mauritius 0.1599 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 108 Zambia 0.1598 kilograms per international-$ compare
- 109 New Zealand 0.1593 kilograms per international-$ 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 carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Gabon?
- Carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp in Gabon was 0.1605 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 kilograms per international-$ in 1973.
- What is the lowest carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0085 kilograms per international-$ in 1950.
- How does Gabon rank for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Gabon ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).