Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Gabon
Gabon: Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) was 2.81 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in Gabon, 1990–2023
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 24th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.38 % | — |
| 1991 | 4.72 % | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 3.51 % | -25.6% |
| 1993 | 1.89 % | -46.2% |
| 1994 | 4.66 % | +146.6% |
| 1995 | 4.67 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2.58 % | -44.8% |
| 1997 | 2.5 % | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 1.87 % | -25.2% |
| 1999 | 1.53 % | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 0.71 % | -53.6% |
| 2001 | 0.57 % | -19.7% |
| 2002 | 4.89 % | +757.9% |
| 2003 | 2.92 % | -40.3% |
| 2004 | 8.45 % | +189.4% |
| 2005 | 4.9 % | -42.0% |
| 2006 | 3.35 % | -31.6% |
| 2007 | 1.75 % | -47.8% |
| 2008 | 2.93 % | +67.4% |
| 2009 | 2.59 % | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 1.97 % | -23.9% |
| 2011 | 5 % | +153.8% |
| 2012 | 2.34 % | -53.2% |
| 2013 | 2.66 % | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 2.17 % | -18.4% |
| 2015 | 1.78 % | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 3.78 % | +112.4% |
| 2017 | 3.06 % | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 2.66 % | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 2.34 % | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.63 % | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 3.81 % | +44.9% |
| 2022 | 4.12 % | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 2.81 % | -31.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 2.81 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.14 %, 20.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share (N2O) 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 | +757.9% | 0.57 % | 4.89 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 21 South Sudan 3.89 % compare
- 22 Guinea-Bissau 3.74 % compare
- 23 Thailand 3.25 % compare
- 25 Madagascar 2.42 % compare
- 26 Brazil 2.39 % compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 1.89 % 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 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 24th out of 223 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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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.