Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Gabon
Gabon: Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) was 0.7313 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest fires — Emissions in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.7313 kt for forest fires — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 37.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Gabon peaked at 1.87 kt in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0745 kt, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 63rd of 254 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.8965 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.8965 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8965 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8965 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8965 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8965 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.87 kt | +108.0% |
| 1997 | 1.07 kt | -42.9% |
| 1998 | 1.05 kt | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.08 kt | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8678 kt | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0745 kt | -91.4% |
| 2002 | 0.718 kt | +863.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4786 kt | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 1.74 kt | +264.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9413 kt | -46.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7126 kt | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3802 kt | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 0.718 kt | +88.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5983 kt | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4893 kt | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 1.22 kt | +148.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5105 kt | -58.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7339 kt | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5371 kt | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4623 kt | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 1.03 kt | +122.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8429 kt | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6648 kt | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6302 kt | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6568 kt | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.928 kt | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 1.17 kt | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7313 kt | -37.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.7313 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0199 kt, 36.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.7313 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3006 kt, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CH4) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +863.8% | 0.0745 kt | 0.718 kt |
| 2004 | +264.5% | 0.4786 kt | 1.74 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.04 kt | 0.8965 kt | 1.87 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7234 kt | 0.0745 kt | 1.74 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7113 kt | 0.4623 kt | 1.22 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8709 kt | 0.6568 kt | 1.17 kt | 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 forest fires — emissions in Gabon?
- Forest fires — emissions in Gabon was 0.7313 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 kt in 1996.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0745 kt in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Gabon ranks 63rd out of 254 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf