emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: emissions of air pollutants, per capita was 0.1887 tonnes per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Gabon, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2022, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Gabon stood at 0.1887 tonnes per person.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.2726 tonnes per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1426 tonnes per person, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 9th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1768 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.1733 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1697 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1963 | 0.1663 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1635 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1601 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1595 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.1621 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.162 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1579 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1541 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1471 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1478 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1596 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.16 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1655 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1691 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1684 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.17 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1665 tonnes per person | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1679 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1666 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.1672 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1629 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1646 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1697 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1603 tonnes per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1537 tonnes per person | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1536 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1564 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1551 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1536 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.154 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1535 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1517 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1558 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1523 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1516 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1505 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1479 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1426 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1426 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1633 tonnes per person | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1821 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1979 tonnes per person | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.212 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2245 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2377 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2495 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2606 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2726 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2146 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1875 tonnes per person | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2531 tonnes per person | +35.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2366 tonnes per person | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2341 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2267 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2164 tonnes per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2092 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2041 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1983 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1923 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1887 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1887 tonnes per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 tonnes per person, 5.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1887 tonnes per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0539 tonnes per person, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where emissions of air pollutants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +35.0% | 0.1875 tonnes per person | 0.2531 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1651 tonnes per person | 0.1579 tonnes per person | 0.1768 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1608 tonnes per person | 0.1471 tonnes per person | 0.17 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1623 tonnes per person | 0.1536 tonnes per person | 0.1697 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 0.1479 tonnes per person | 0.1558 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2013 tonnes per person | 0.1426 tonnes per person | 0.2606 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2255 tonnes per person | 0.1875 tonnes per person | 0.2726 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1931 tonnes per person | 0.1887 tonnes per person | 0.1983 tonnes per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 6 Iceland 0.246 tonnes per person compare
- 7 Curacao 0.2075 tonnes per person compare
- 8 Bahrain 0.1897 tonnes per person compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 0.179 tonnes per person compare
- 11 Seychelles 0.1452 tonnes per person compare
- 12 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.136 tonnes per person compare
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 emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Gabon?
- Emissions of air pollutants, per capita in Gabon was 0.1887 tonnes per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2726 tonnes per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest emissions of air pollutants, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1426 tonnes per person in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for emissions of air pollutants, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 9th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is emissions of air pollutants, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of emissions of air pollutants, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
emissions of air pollutants ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- emissions of air pollutants Hoesly et al. (2024) – Community Emissions Data System (CEDS) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
emissions of air pollutants divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.