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Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon

Gabon: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change was 1.09 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.09 billion tonnes
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
88th
of 197 countries
All-time high
1.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
All-time low
2.22 million tonnes
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon, 1850–2024

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Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.

Analysis

In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon stood at 1.09 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon peaked at 1.09 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.22 million tonnes, in 1850.

That places Gabon 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon, year by year

Year tonnes Change
1850 2.22 million tonnes —
1851 4.71 million tonnes +111.9%
1852 7.29 million tonnes +54.6%
1853 9.75 million tonnes +33.8%
1854 12.40 million tonnes +27.2%
1855 15.04 million tonnes +21.3%
1856 17.75 million tonnes +18.0%
1857 20.87 million tonnes +17.5%
1858 23.56 million tonnes +12.9%
1859 26.55 million tonnes +12.7%
1860 29.61 million tonnes +11.5%
1861 32.84 million tonnes +10.9%
1862 35.93 million tonnes +9.4%
1863 39.02 million tonnes +8.6%
1864 42.19 million tonnes +8.1%
1865 45.44 million tonnes +7.7%
1866 48.46 million tonnes +6.7%
1867 51.57 million tonnes +6.4%
1868 54.53 million tonnes +5.7%
1869 57.89 million tonnes +6.2%
1870 61.81 million tonnes +6.8%
1871 65.32 million tonnes +5.7%
1872 69.13 million tonnes +5.8%
1873 73.03 million tonnes +5.6%
1874 77.05 million tonnes +5.5%
1875 81.24 million tonnes +5.4%
1876 85.74 million tonnes +5.5%
1877 89.80 million tonnes +4.7%
1878 93.88 million tonnes +4.5%
1879 97.91 million tonnes +4.3%
1880 102.17 million tonnes +4.4%
1881 106.24 million tonnes +4.0%
1882 110.53 million tonnes +4.0%
1883 114.60 million tonnes +3.7%
1884 119.07 million tonnes +3.9%
1885 123.31 million tonnes +3.6%
1886 127.94 million tonnes +3.8%
1887 131.79 million tonnes +3.0%
1888 136.64 million tonnes +3.7%
1889 140.93 million tonnes +3.1%
1890 143.26 million tonnes +1.7%
1891 144.66 million tonnes +1.0%
1892 145.64 million tonnes +0.7%
1893 146.25 million tonnes +0.4%
1894 146.65 million tonnes +0.3%
1895 147.19 million tonnes +0.4%
1896 146.61 million tonnes -0.4%
1897 146.38 million tonnes -0.2%
1898 146.32 million tonnes -0.0%
1899 146.19 million tonnes -0.1%
1900 146.09 million tonnes -0.1%
1901 145.36 million tonnes -0.5%
1902 144.78 million tonnes -0.4%
1903 143.17 million tonnes -1.1%
1904 142.36 million tonnes -0.6%
1905 141.06 million tonnes -0.9%
1906 139.68 million tonnes -1.0%
1907 138.37 million tonnes -0.9%
1908 136.69 million tonnes -1.2%
1909 135.03 million tonnes -1.2%
1910 133.66 million tonnes -1.0%
1911 131.34 million tonnes -1.7%
1912 130.75 million tonnes -0.5%
1913 129.08 million tonnes -1.3%
1914 127.34 million tonnes -1.3%
1915 124.79 million tonnes -2.0%
1916 123.36 million tonnes -1.1%
1917 121.39 million tonnes -1.6%
1918 119.80 million tonnes -1.3%
1919 118.06 million tonnes -1.5%
1920 119.27 million tonnes +1.0%
1921 121.87 million tonnes +2.2%
1922 125.14 million tonnes +2.7%
1923 128.93 million tonnes +3.0%
1924 132.91 million tonnes +3.1%
1925 137.64 million tonnes +3.6%
1926 142.74 million tonnes +3.7%
1927 147.92 million tonnes +3.6%
1928 153.63 million tonnes +3.9%
1929 159.36 million tonnes +3.7%
1930 165.00 million tonnes +3.5%
1931 170.04 million tonnes +3.1%
1932 176.51 million tonnes +3.8%
1933 182.92 million tonnes +3.6%
1934 187.90 million tonnes +2.7%
1935 194.19 million tonnes +3.3%
1936 200.49 million tonnes +3.2%
1937 207.14 million tonnes +3.3%
1938 213.43 million tonnes +3.0%
1939 219.89 million tonnes +3.0%
1940 228.12 million tonnes +3.7%
1941 236.65 million tonnes +3.7%
1942 245.45 million tonnes +3.7%
1943 255.91 million tonnes +4.3%
1944 266.57 million tonnes +4.2%
1945 277.22 million tonnes +4.0%
1946 288.24 million tonnes +4.0%
1947 299.84 million tonnes +4.0%
1948 310.69 million tonnes +3.6%
1949 321.37 million tonnes +3.4%
1950 330.31 million tonnes +2.8%
1951 337.57 million tonnes +2.2%
1952 344.56 million tonnes +2.1%
1953 353.03 million tonnes +2.5%
1954 359.52 million tonnes +1.8%
1955 366.26 million tonnes +1.9%
1956 373.54 million tonnes +2.0%
1957 380.39 million tonnes +1.8%
1958 389.38 million tonnes +2.4%
1959 396.91 million tonnes +1.9%
1960 403.52 million tonnes +1.7%
1961 413.57 million tonnes +2.5%
1962 422.75 million tonnes +2.2%
1963 432.31 million tonnes +2.3%
1964 444.26 million tonnes +2.8%
1965 455.95 million tonnes +2.6%
1966 468.00 million tonnes +2.6%
1967 478.80 million tonnes +2.3%
1968 491.22 million tonnes +2.6%
1969 503.70 million tonnes +2.5%
1970 518.24 million tonnes +2.9%
1971 532.87 million tonnes +2.8%
1972 549.57 million tonnes +3.1%
1973 565.51 million tonnes +2.9%
1974 582.14 million tonnes +2.9%
1975 602.81 million tonnes +3.5%
1976 623.28 million tonnes +3.4%
1977 642.89 million tonnes +3.1%
1978 655.99 million tonnes +2.0%
1979 665.99 million tonnes +1.5%
1980 674.93 million tonnes +1.3%
1981 681.24 million tonnes +0.9%
1982 687.93 million tonnes +1.0%
1983 694.04 million tonnes +0.9%
1984 699.29 million tonnes +0.8%
1985 705.09 million tonnes +0.8%
1986 710.06 million tonnes +0.7%
1987 713.42 million tonnes +0.5%
1988 718.33 million tonnes +0.7%
1989 724.48 million tonnes +0.9%
1990 730.27 million tonnes +0.8%
1991 736.23 million tonnes +0.8%
1992 741.21 million tonnes +0.7%
1993 750.53 million tonnes +1.3%
1994 760.53 million tonnes +1.3%
1995 768.75 million tonnes +1.1%
1996 780.84 million tonnes +1.6%
1997 796.17 million tonnes +2.0%
1998 814.09 million tonnes +2.3%
1999 832.02 million tonnes +2.2%
2000 845.71 million tonnes +1.6%
2001 857.54 million tonnes +1.4%
2002 870.55 million tonnes +1.5%
2003 883.82 million tonnes +1.5%
2004 895.95 million tonnes +1.4%
2005 907.26 million tonnes +1.3%
2006 918.45 million tonnes +1.2%
2007 931.46 million tonnes +1.4%
2008 943.94 million tonnes +1.3%
2009 956.49 million tonnes +1.3%
2010 966.55 million tonnes +1.1%
2011 976.87 million tonnes +1.1%
2012 986.77 million tonnes +1.0%
2013 997.33 million tonnes +1.1%
2014 1.00 billion tonnes +0.7%
2015 1.02 billion tonnes +1.1%
2016 1.02 billion tonnes +0.8%
2017 1.04 billion tonnes +1.3%
2018 1.04 billion tonnes +0.7%
2019 1.05 billion tonnes +0.6%
2020 1.06 billion tonnes +0.7%
2021 1.06 billion tonnes +0.6%
2022 1.07 billion tonnes +0.7%
2023 1.08 billion tonnes +0.7%
2024 1.09 billion tonnes +0.7%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 1.09 billion tonnes is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 629.27 million tonnes, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 1.09 billion tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 billion tonnes, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative 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.

YearChange FromTo
1851 +111.9% 2.22 million tonnes 4.71 million tonnes
1852 +54.6% 4.71 million tonnes 7.29 million tonnes
1853 +33.8% 7.29 million tonnes 9.75 million tonnes
1854 +27.2% 9.75 million tonnes 12.40 million tonnes

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 14.01 million tonnes 2.22 million tonnes 26.55 million tonnes 10
1860s 43.75 million tonnes 29.61 million tonnes 57.89 million tonnes 10
1870s 79.49 million tonnes 61.81 million tonnes 97.91 million tonnes 10
1880s 121.32 million tonnes 102.17 million tonnes 140.93 million tonnes 10
1890s 145.92 million tonnes 143.26 million tonnes 147.19 million tonnes 10
1900s 141.26 million tonnes 135.03 million tonnes 146.09 million tonnes 10
1910s 125.96 million tonnes 118.06 million tonnes 133.66 million tonnes 10
1920s 136.94 million tonnes 119.27 million tonnes 159.36 million tonnes 10
1930s 191.75 million tonnes 165.00 million tonnes 219.89 million tonnes 10
1940s 273.00 million tonnes 228.12 million tonnes 321.37 million tonnes 10
1950s 363.15 million tonnes 330.31 million tonnes 396.91 million tonnes 10
1960s 451.41 million tonnes 403.52 million tonnes 503.70 million tonnes 10
1970s 593.93 million tonnes 518.24 million tonnes 665.99 million tonnes 10
1980s 700.88 million tonnes 674.93 million tonnes 724.48 million tonnes 10
1990s 771.06 million tonnes 730.27 million tonnes 832.02 million tonnes 10
2000s 901.12 million tonnes 845.71 million tonnes 956.49 million tonnes 10
2010s 1.01 billion tonnes 966.55 million tonnes 1.05 billion tonnes 10
2020s 1.07 billion tonnes 1.06 billion tonnes 1.09 billion tonnes 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon?
Cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change in Gabon was 1.09 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 billion tonnes in 2024.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 2.22 million tonnes in 1850.
How does Gabon rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
Gabon ranks 88th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. 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 Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
197 places, 34,475 data points, 1850–2024
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.