Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Gabon
Gabon: Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0944 kt in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Emissions in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drained organic soils — emissions in Gabon is 0.0944 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in Gabon peaked at 0.0944 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0758 kt, in 1990.
That places Gabon 72nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0758 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0758 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0758 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0758 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0758 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0758 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0758 kt | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0758 kt | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0761 kt | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.082 kt | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0827 kt | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0854 kt | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0865 kt | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0883 kt | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0904 kt | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0904 kt | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0904 kt | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0906 kt | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0906 kt | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0905 kt | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0897 kt | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0899 kt | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0899 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0901 kt | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0906 kt | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0906 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0909 kt | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0911 kt | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.092 kt | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0899 kt | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0923 kt | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0927 kt | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0944 kt | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0944 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0944 kt | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0944 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt, 944.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0944 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0005 kt, 209.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0765 kt | 0.0758 kt | 0.082 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0886 kt | 0.0827 kt | 0.0906 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0905 kt | 0.0897 kt | 0.092 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0936 kt | 0.0923 kt | 0.0944 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 drained organic soils — emissions in Gabon?
- Drained organic soils — emissions in Gabon was 0.0944 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0944 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0758 kt in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
- Gabon ranks 72nd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.