Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon
Gabon: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 7.37 million tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
7.37 million tonnes
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
60th
of 197 countries
All-time high
20.66 million tonnes
in 1975
All-time low
-2.55 million tonnes
in 1915
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon stood at 7.37 million tonnes.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon peaked at 20.66 million tonnes in 1975 and was at its lowest, -2.55 million tonnes, in 1915.
Gabon ranks 60th of 197 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.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 2.22 million tonnes | — |
| 1851 | 2.49 million tonnes | +11.9% |
| 1852 | 2.57 million tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1853 | 2.46 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1854 | 2.65 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1855 | 2.64 million tonnes | -0.3% |
| 1856 | 2.71 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1857 | 3.12 million tonnes | +15.0% |
| 1858 | 2.69 million tonnes | -13.6% |
| 1859 | 2.99 million tonnes | +10.9% |
| 1860 | 3.06 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1861 | 3.23 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1862 | 3.10 million tonnes | -3.9% |
| 1863 | 3.09 million tonnes | -0.4% |
| 1864 | 3.17 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1865 | 3.24 million tonnes | +2.3% |
| 1866 | 3.02 million tonnes | -6.8% |
| 1867 | 3.11 million tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1868 | 2.96 million tonnes | -4.8% |
| 1869 | 3.36 million tonnes | +13.5% |
| 1870 | 3.92 million tonnes | +16.8% |
| 1871 | 3.51 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1872 | 3.81 million tonnes | +8.5% |
| 1873 | 3.90 million tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1874 | 4.02 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1875 | 4.20 million tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1876 | 4.50 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1877 | 4.06 million tonnes | -9.9% |
| 1878 | 4.08 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 4.03 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1880 | 4.26 million tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1881 | 4.07 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1882 | 4.29 million tonnes | +5.4% |
| 1883 | 4.07 million tonnes | -5.0% |
| 1884 | 4.47 million tonnes | +9.7% |
| 1885 | 4.24 million tonnes | -5.1% |
| 1886 | 4.64 million tonnes | +9.4% |
| 1887 | 3.85 million tonnes | -17.1% |
| 1888 | 4.86 million tonnes | +26.3% |
| 1889 | 4.28 million tonnes | -11.8% |
| 1890 | 2.34 million tonnes | -45.4% |
| 1891 | 1.40 million tonnes | -40.3% |
| 1892 | 983,564 tonnes | -29.6% |
| 1893 | 606,942 tonnes | -38.3% |
| 1894 | 395,309 tonnes | -34.9% |
| 1895 | 540,990 tonnes | +36.9% |
| 1896 | -575,138 tonnes | -206.3% |
| 1897 | -233,250 tonnes | -59.4% |
| 1898 | -59,320 tonnes | -74.6% |
| 1899 | -127,287 tonnes | +114.6% |
| 1900 | -102,922 tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1901 | -726,315 tonnes | +605.7% |
| 1902 | -580,231 tonnes | -20.1% |
| 1903 | -1.61 million tonnes | +178.2% |
| 1904 | -812,492 tonnes | -49.7% |
| 1905 | -1.30 million tonnes | +60.1% |
| 1906 | -1.38 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1907 | -1.31 million tonnes | -5.2% |
| 1908 | -1.68 million tonnes | +28.8% |
| 1909 | -1.65 million tonnes | -1.7% |
| 1910 | -1.37 million tonnes | -17.2% |
| 1911 | -2.32 million tonnes | +69.3% |
| 1912 | -599,357 tonnes | -74.1% |
| 1913 | -1.67 million tonnes | +177.9% |
| 1914 | -1.74 million tonnes | +4.2% |
| 1915 | -2.55 million tonnes | +47.1% |
| 1916 | -1.43 million tonnes | -43.9% |
| 1917 | -1.97 million tonnes | +37.6% |
| 1918 | -1.59 million tonnes | -19.1% |
| 1919 | -1.74 million tonnes | +9.2% |
| 1920 | 1.22 million tonnes | -169.9% |
| 1921 | 2.60 million tonnes | +113.8% |
| 1922 | 3.26 million tonnes | +25.6% |
| 1923 | 3.79 million tonnes | +16.2% |
| 1924 | 3.98 million tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1925 | 4.73 million tonnes | +18.8% |
| 1926 | 5.10 million tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1927 | 5.18 million tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1928 | 5.71 million tonnes | +10.1% |
| 1929 | 5.73 million tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1930 | 5.64 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 5.04 million tonnes | -10.5% |
| 1932 | 6.47 million tonnes | +28.4% |
| 1933 | 6.41 million tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1934 | 4.98 million tonnes | -22.3% |
| 1935 | 6.29 million tonnes | +26.4% |
| 1936 | 6.30 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 1937 | 6.65 million tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1938 | 6.29 million tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1939 | 6.46 million tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1940 | 8.23 million tonnes | +27.3% |
| 1941 | 8.54 million tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1942 | 8.79 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1943 | 10.46 million tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1944 | 10.66 million tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1945 | 10.65 million tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1946 | 11.02 million tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1947 | 11.60 million tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1948 | 10.85 million tonnes | -6.5% |
| 1949 | 10.68 million tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 8.94 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1951 | 7.26 million tonnes | -18.8% |
| 1952 | 6.98 million tonnes | -3.8% |
| 1953 | 8.47 million tonnes | +21.3% |
| 1954 | 6.49 million tonnes | -23.4% |
| 1955 | 6.74 million tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1956 | 7.28 million tonnes | +7.9% |
| 1957 | 6.85 million tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1958 | 8.99 million tonnes | +31.3% |
| 1959 | 7.53 million tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1960 | 6.61 million tonnes | -12.3% |
| 1961 | 10.06 million tonnes | +52.2% |
| 1962 | 9.17 million tonnes | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 9.57 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 11.95 million tonnes | +24.9% |
| 1965 | 11.69 million tonnes | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 12.05 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 10.80 million tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 12.42 million tonnes | +15.1% |
| 1969 | 12.48 million tonnes | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 14.54 million tonnes | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 14.63 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 16.70 million tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 15.95 million tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 16.63 million tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 20.66 million tonnes | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 20.47 million tonnes | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 19.61 million tonnes | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 13.10 million tonnes | -33.2% |
| 1979 | 10.00 million tonnes | -23.7% |
| 1980 | 8.93 million tonnes | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 6.31 million tonnes | -29.4% |
| 1982 | 6.69 million tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 6.11 million tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 5.25 million tonnes | -14.0% |
| 1985 | 5.80 million tonnes | +10.3% |
| 1986 | 4.97 million tonnes | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 3.37 million tonnes | -32.2% |
| 1988 | 4.91 million tonnes | +45.8% |
| 1989 | 6.15 million tonnes | +25.2% |
| 1990 | 5.79 million tonnes | -5.8% |
| 1991 | 5.96 million tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 4.98 million tonnes | -16.5% |
| 1993 | 9.32 million tonnes | +87.2% |
| 1994 | 10.00 million tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 8.22 million tonnes | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 12.09 million tonnes | +47.2% |
| 1997 | 15.33 million tonnes | +26.8% |
| 1998 | 17.92 million tonnes | +16.8% |
| 1999 | 17.93 million tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 13.68 million tonnes | -23.7% |
| 2001 | 11.84 million tonnes | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 13.01 million tonnes | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 13.27 million tonnes | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.13 million tonnes | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 11.31 million tonnes | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 11.19 million tonnes | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 13.01 million tonnes | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 12.48 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 12.55 million tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.06 million tonnes | -19.8% |
| 2011 | 10.31 million tonnes | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.90 million tonnes | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 10.55 million tonnes | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 6.50 million tonnes | -38.4% |
| 2015 | 11.22 million tonnes | +72.5% |
| 2016 | 8.24 million tonnes | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 13.36 million tonnes | +62.1% |
| 2018 | 7.18 million tonnes | -46.3% |
| 2019 | 6.03 million tonnes | -16.1% |
| 2020 | 7.21 million tonnes | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 6.51 million tonnes | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 7.93 million tonnes | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 7.19 million tonnes | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 7.37 million tonnes | +2.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 7.37 million tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,429 tonnes, 5156.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 7.37 million tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.78 million tonnes, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change 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 | -605.7% | -102,922 tonnes | -726,315 tonnes |
| 1896 | -206.3% | 540,990 tonnes | -575,138 tonnes |
| 1903 | -178.2% | -580,231 tonnes | -1.61 million tonnes |
| 1913 | -177.9% | -599,357 tonnes | -1.67 million tonnes |
| 1920 | +169.9% | -1.74 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes |
| 1899 | -114.6% | -59,320 tonnes | -127,287 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2.65 million tonnes | 2.22 million tonnes | 3.12 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1860s | 3.13 million tonnes | 2.96 million tonnes | 3.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1870s | 4.00 million tonnes | 3.51 million tonnes | 4.50 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.30 million tonnes | 3.85 million tonnes | 4.86 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 526,769 tonnes | -575,138 tonnes | 2.34 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.12 million tonnes | -1.68 million tonnes | -102,922 tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | -1.70 million tonnes | -2.55 million tonnes | -599,357 tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.13 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | 5.73 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 6.05 million tonnes | 4.98 million tonnes | 6.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 10.15 million tonnes | 8.23 million tonnes | 11.60 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 7.55 million tonnes | 6.49 million tonnes | 8.99 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.68 million tonnes | 6.61 million tonnes | 12.48 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.23 million tonnes | 10.00 million tonnes | 20.66 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.85 million tonnes | 3.37 million tonnes | 8.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.75 million tonnes | 4.98 million tonnes | 17.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.45 million tonnes | 11.19 million tonnes | 13.68 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.34 million tonnes | 6.03 million tonnes | 13.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.24 million tonnes | 6.51 million tonnes | 7.93 million tonnes | 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 in Gabon?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon was 7.37 million tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.66 million tonnes in 1975.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.55 million tonnes in 1915.
- How does Gabon rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- Gabon ranks 60th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change. 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.