Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita was 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
102nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1988
All-time low
0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1971
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Gabon is 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Gabon peaked at 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1971.
Gabon ranks 102nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +18.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -23.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 0.243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.2584 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.4193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +65.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +100.9% |
| 1985 | 0.355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -58.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +119.6% |
| 1988 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +25.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -69.0% |
| 1990 | 0.4121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +32.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +33.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +84.9% |
| 1994 | 0.3474 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -61.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +45.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -42.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +28.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +68.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -67.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0.347 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +21.8% |
| 2014 | 0.302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 0.307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +119.6% | 0.3639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7989 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1984 | +100.9% | 0.4247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 1993 | +84.9% | 0.4937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2866 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 99 Thailand 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 100 Peru 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 101 Guatemala 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 Tunisia 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Cuba 0.2709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 105 Oman 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 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 greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Gabon?
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita in Gabon was 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1971.
- How does Gabon rank for greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 102nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Greenhouse gas emissions by gas Jones et al. (2025) – 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
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.