Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 2.9 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.9 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
31.2 tonnes per person
in 1975
All-time low
-7.81 tonnes per person
in 1915
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Gabon, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Gabon is 2.9 tonnes per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Gabon peaked at 31.2 tonnes per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, -7.81 tonnes per person, in 1915.
That places Gabon 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 7.54 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 8.34 tonnes per person | +10.6% |
| 1852 | 8.55 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1853 | 8.12 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 1854 | 8.7 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1855 | 8.62 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1856 | 8.78 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1857 | 10.03 tonnes per person | +14.3% |
| 1858 | 8.62 tonnes per person | -14.1% |
| 1859 | 9.5 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1860 | 9.67 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1861 | 10.13 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1862 | 9.67 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1863 | 9.57 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1864 | 9.77 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1865 | 9.94 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1866 | 9.2 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 1867 | 9.41 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1868 | 8.9 tonnes per person | -5.4% |
| 1869 | 10.04 tonnes per person | +12.8% |
| 1870 | 11.64 tonnes per person | +16.0% |
| 1871 | 10.35 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1872 | 11.15 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1873 | 11.33 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1874 | 11.58 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1875 | 12.02 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1876 | 12.8 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1877 | 11.45 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1878 | 11.43 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1879 | 11.22 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1880 | 11.77 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1881 | 11.16 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1882 | 11.68 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1883 | 11.01 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1884 | 11.99 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1885 | 11.3 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1886 | 12.27 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1887 | 10.1 tonnes per person | -17.7% |
| 1888 | 12.66 tonnes per person | +25.4% |
| 1889 | 11.11 tonnes per person | -12.3% |
| 1890 | 6.06 tonnes per person | -45.5% |
| 1891 | 3.62 tonnes per person | -40.3% |
| 1892 | 2.55 tonnes per person | -29.4% |
| 1893 | 1.58 tonnes per person | -38.0% |
| 1894 | 1.04 tonnes per person | -34.6% |
| 1895 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +37.5% |
| 1896 | -1.52 tonnes per person | -206.8% |
| 1897 | -0.62 tonnes per person | -59.3% |
| 1898 | -0.1584 tonnes per person | -74.4% |
| 1899 | -0.3419 tonnes per person | +115.8% |
| 1900 | -0.2784 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1901 | -1.98 tonnes per person | +611.2% |
| 1902 | -1.6 tonnes per person | -19.4% |
| 1903 | -4.48 tonnes per person | +180.9% |
| 1904 | -2.28 tonnes per person | -49.2% |
| 1905 | -3.68 tonnes per person | +61.7% |
| 1906 | -3.94 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1907 | -3.78 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1908 | -4.91 tonnes per person | +30.0% |
| 1909 | -4.87 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1910 | -4.06 tonnes per person | -16.5% |
| 1911 | -6.93 tonnes per person | +70.5% |
| 1912 | -1.8 tonnes per person | -74.0% |
| 1913 | -5.04 tonnes per person | +179.6% |
| 1914 | -5.28 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1915 | -7.81 tonnes per person | +47.9% |
| 1916 | -4.41 tonnes per person | -43.6% |
| 1917 | -6.1 tonnes per person | +38.4% |
| 1918 | -4.97 tonnes per person | -18.6% |
| 1919 | -5.44 tonnes per person | +9.4% |
| 1920 | 3.79 tonnes per person | -169.7% |
| 1921 | 8.06 tonnes per person | +112.7% |
| 1922 | 10.03 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1923 | 11.51 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1924 | 11.92 tonnes per person | +3.6% |
| 1925 | 13.98 tonnes per person | +17.3% |
| 1926 | 14.9 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1927 | 14.93 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1928 | 16.23 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 1929 | 16.09 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1930 | 15.63 tonnes per person | -2.8% |
| 1931 | 13.82 tonnes per person | -11.6% |
| 1932 | 17.52 tonnes per person | +26.8% |
| 1933 | 17.13 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1934 | 13.15 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1935 | 16.42 tonnes per person | +24.9% |
| 1936 | 16.25 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 16.95 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1938 | 15.86 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1939 | 16.07 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1940 | 20.19 tonnes per person | +25.6% |
| 1941 | 20.65 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 20.96 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 24.53 tonnes per person | +17.1% |
| 1944 | 24.61 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1945 | 24.21 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1946 | 24.63 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 25.54 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 1948 | 23.51 tonnes per person | -7.9% |
| 1949 | 22.83 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1950 | 18.92 tonnes per person | -17.2% |
| 1951 | 15.26 tonnes per person | -19.3% |
| 1952 | 14.59 tonnes per person | -4.4% |
| 1953 | 17.58 tonnes per person | +20.5% |
| 1954 | 13.37 tonnes per person | -23.9% |
| 1955 | 13.8 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1956 | 14.77 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 1957 | 13.78 tonnes per person | -6.7% |
| 1958 | 17.92 tonnes per person | +30.1% |
| 1959 | 14.86 tonnes per person | -17.1% |
| 1960 | 12.89 tonnes per person | -13.2% |
| 1961 | 19.4 tonnes per person | +50.5% |
| 1962 | 17.48 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1963 | 18 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 22.18 tonnes per person | +23.2% |
| 1965 | 21.41 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 21.73 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 19.17 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 21.71 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 21.4 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 24.4 tonnes per person | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 24.04 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 26.89 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 25.16 tonnes per person | -6.4% |
| 1974 | 25.68 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 31.2 tonnes per person | +21.5% |
| 1976 | 30.21 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 28.26 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 18.42 tonnes per person | -34.8% |
| 1979 | 13.71 tonnes per person | -25.6% |
| 1980 | 11.94 tonnes per person | -12.9% |
| 1981 | 8.21 tonnes per person | -31.2% |
| 1982 | 8.48 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 7.53 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 6.3 tonnes per person | -16.4% |
| 1985 | 6.77 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 5.64 tonnes per person | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 3.72 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1988 | 5.27 tonnes per person | +41.8% |
| 1989 | 6.42 tonnes per person | +21.8% |
| 1990 | 5.89 tonnes per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 5.9 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 4.79 tonnes per person | -18.7% |
| 1993 | 8.74 tonnes per person | +82.3% |
| 1994 | 9.14 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 7.31 tonnes per person | -20.0% |
| 1996 | 10.5 tonnes per person | +43.5% |
| 1997 | 12.98 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 1998 | 14.79 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 14.43 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 10.73 tonnes per person | -25.7% |
| 2001 | 9.04 tonnes per person | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 9.67 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 9.6 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.53 tonnes per person | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 7.73 tonnes per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 7.42 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 8.36 tonnes per person | +12.7% |
| 2008 | 7.77 tonnes per person | -7.1% |
| 2009 | 7.56 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.85 tonnes per person | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 5.79 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 5.36 tonnes per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 5.52 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 3.29 tonnes per person | -40.4% |
| 2015 | 5.5 tonnes per person | +67.2% |
| 2016 | 3.93 tonnes per person | -28.6% |
| 2017 | 6.2 tonnes per person | +57.8% |
| 2018 | 3.25 tonnes per person | -47.6% |
| 2019 | 2.66 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 3.11 tonnes per person | +16.9% |
| 2021 | 2.74 tonnes per person | -11.8% |
| 2022 | 3.26 tonnes per person | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 2.89 tonnes per person | -11.2% |
| 2024 | 2.9 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2.9 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 tonnes per person, 1066.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 2.9 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7654 tonnes per person, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 | -611.2% | -0.2784 tonnes per person | -1.98 tonnes per person |
| 1896 | -206.8% | 1.42 tonnes per person | -1.52 tonnes per person |
| 1903 | -180.9% | -1.6 tonnes per person | -4.48 tonnes per person |
| 1913 | -179.6% | -1.8 tonnes per person | -5.04 tonnes per person |
| 1920 | +169.7% | -5.44 tonnes per person | 3.79 tonnes per person |
| 1899 | -115.8% | -0.1584 tonnes per person | -0.3419 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.68 tonnes per person | 7.54 tonnes per person | 10.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 9.63 tonnes per person | 8.9 tonnes per person | 10.13 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 11.5 tonnes per person | 10.35 tonnes per person | 12.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 11.51 tonnes per person | 10.1 tonnes per person | 12.66 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.36 tonnes per person | -1.52 tonnes per person | 6.06 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | -3.18 tonnes per person | -4.91 tonnes per person | -0.2784 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | -5.18 tonnes per person | -7.81 tonnes per person | -1.8 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 12.14 tonnes per person | 3.79 tonnes per person | 16.23 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.88 tonnes per person | 13.15 tonnes per person | 17.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 23.16 tonnes per person | 20.19 tonnes per person | 25.54 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 15.49 tonnes per person | 13.37 tonnes per person | 18.92 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.54 tonnes per person | 12.89 tonnes per person | 22.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.8 tonnes per person | 13.71 tonnes per person | 31.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.03 tonnes per person | 3.72 tonnes per person | 11.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.45 tonnes per person | 4.79 tonnes per person | 14.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.64 tonnes per person | 7.42 tonnes per person | 10.73 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.73 tonnes per person | 2.66 tonnes per person | 6.2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.98 tonnes per person | 2.74 tonnes per person | 3.26 tonnes per person | 5 |
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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 annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Gabon?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in Gabon was 2.9 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 31.2 tonnes per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.81 tonnes per person in 1915.
- How does Gabon rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- Gabon ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.