Land-use change — Emissions Share in Gabon

Gabon: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 2.81 % in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
2.81 %
Change on year
down 31.8%
World rank
18th
of 187 countries
All-time high
8.45 %
in 2004
All-time low
0.57 %
in 2001
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Land-use change — Emissions Share in Gabon, 1990–2023

024681990200620231990: 4.4 %1991: 4.7 %1992: 3.5 %1993: 1.9 %1994: 4.7 %1995: 4.7 %1996: 2.6 %1997: 2.5 %1998: 1.9 %1999: 1.5 %2000: 0.71 %2001: 0.57 %2002: 4.9 %2003: 2.9 %2004: 8.4 %2005: 4.9 %2006: 3.4 %2007: 1.8 %2008: 2.9 %2009: 2.6 %2010: 2 %2011: 5 %2012: 2.3 %2013: 2.7 %2014: 2.2 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 3.8 %2017: 3.1 %2018: 2.7 %2019: 2.3 %2020: 2.6 %2021: 3.8 %2022: 4.1 %2023: 2.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, land-use change — emissions share in Gabon stood at 2.81 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.8% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in Gabon peaked at 8.45 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.57 %, in 2001.

Gabon ranks 18th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.23 % 1.53 % 4.72 % 10
2000s 3.31 % 0.57 % 8.45 % 10
2010s 2.78 % 1.78 % 5 % 10
2020s 3.34 % 2.63 % 4.12 % 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 15 South Sudan 3.89 % compare
  2. 16 Guinea-Bissau 3.74 % compare
  3. 17 Thailand 3.25 % compare
  4. 19 Madagascar 2.42 % compare
  5. 20 Brazil 2.39 % compare
  6. 21 Sudan (former) 1.89 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land-use change — emissions share in Gabon?
Land-use change — emissions share in Gabon was 2.81 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 8.45 % in 2004.
What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.57 % in 2001.
How does Gabon rank for land-use change — emissions share?
Gabon ranks 18th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
243 places, 8,018 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.