Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Gabon stood at 0.0019 kt per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 16.2% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0 kt per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Gabon 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1963 | 0 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +96.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | +64.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +150.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | +93.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | -23.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +78.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1981 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1982 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 kt per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +16.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0019 kt per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, 4.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0019 kt per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0006 kt per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | +150.5% | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +96.1% | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0001 kt per square kilometre |
| 1968 | +93.7% | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre |
| 1970 | +78.8% | 0.0004 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0 kt per square kilometre | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0008 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0014 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0027 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0023 kt per square kilometre | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0029 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
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 energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.0019 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0029 kt per square kilometre in 2003.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kt per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Gabon rank for energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 30th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Energy — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Energy — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Energy — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.