Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: Methane emissions, annual growth rate was -4.71 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
-4.71 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 130.1%
World rank
186th
of 199 countries
All-time high
131.68 % change on previous year
in 1967
All-time low
-23.73 % change on previous year
in 1962
Years of data
174
1851–2024
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Gabon, 1851–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -4.71 % change on previous year for methane emissions, annual growth rate in 2024.
That represents a change of down 130.1% on the previous year and down 743.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at 131.68 % change on previous year in 1967 and was at its lowest, -23.73 % change on previous year, in 1962.
Gabon ranks 186th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1851 | 0.2047 % change on previous year | — |
| 1852 | 0.2064 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1853 | 0.208 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1854 | 0.2093 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.2109 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.2125 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1857 | 0.214 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1858 | 0.2156 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1859 | 0.2174 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.2187 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 1861 | 0.5498 % change on previous year | +151.4% |
| 1862 | 0.5488 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1863 | 0.548 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.547 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1865 | 0.5463 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.5458 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.5448 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1868 | 0.5443 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.5436 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.5428 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.5605 % change on previous year | +3.3% |
| 1872 | 0.5598 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.5588 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1874 | 0.5581 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 0.5577 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.557 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1877 | 0.5562 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1878 | 0.5558 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1879 | 0.555 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.5545 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1881 | 0.572 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1882 | 0.5716 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1883 | 0.5706 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.5701 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.5697 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1886 | 0.5689 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.5684 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.5679 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.5677 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.5669 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1891 | 0.5845 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1892 | 0.5838 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.5835 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.5828 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.5825 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.5819 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.5814 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.5812 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.5807 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1900 | 0.5805 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.6318 % change on previous year | +8.8% |
| 1902 | 0.631 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1903 | 0.63 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1904 | 0.6294 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 0.6286 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1906 | 0.6278 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1907 | -0.048 % change on previous year | -107.6% |
| 1908 | 0.6854 % change on previous year | -1527.8% |
| 1909 | 0.686 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.6868 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +193.6% |
| 1912 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +14.8% |
| 1913 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1914 | 2.26 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1915 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1916 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1917 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1918 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1919 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1920 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 2.89 % change on previous year | +35.0% |
| 1922 | 2.11 % change on previous year | -27.0% |
| 1923 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1924 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1925 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 2.01 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 1.97 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1928 | 1.95 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1929 | 1.93 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 2.17 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 1932 | 2.32 % change on previous year | +6.9% |
| 1933 | 2.28 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1934 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1935 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1936 | 3.81 % change on previous year | +71.6% |
| 1937 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 1938 | 3.61 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1939 | 3.6 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 1940 | 3.54 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 4.4 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1942 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1943 | 4.22 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1944 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1945 | 5.91 % change on previous year | +43.0% |
| 1946 | 5.78 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1947 | 5.6 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1948 | 5.5 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1949 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1950 | 21.39 % change on previous year | +297.5% |
| 1951 | 10.61 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 1952 | 8.54 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1953 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 1954 | 5.7 % change on previous year | +357.4% |
| 1955 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 1956 | 11.48 % change on previous year | +307.0% |
| 1957 | 5.7 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1958 | 7.9 % change on previous year | +38.6% |
| 1959 | -14.52 % change on previous year | -283.8% |
| 1960 | 75.05 % change on previous year | -617.0% |
| 1961 | 13.69 % change on previous year | -81.8% |
| 1962 | -23.73 % change on previous year | -273.3% |
| 1963 | -3.99 % change on previous year | -83.2% |
| 1964 | 63.9 % change on previous year | -1701.5% |
| 1965 | 11.66 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 1966 | 53.05 % change on previous year | +354.9% |
| 1967 | 131.68 % change on previous year | +148.2% |
| 1968 | 89.3 % change on previous year | -32.2% |
| 1969 | -23.19 % change on previous year | -126.0% |
| 1970 | 76.48 % change on previous year | -429.8% |
| 1971 | -0.6044 % change on previous year | -100.8% |
| 1972 | 7.83 % change on previous year | -1395.9% |
| 1973 | 19.4 % change on previous year | +147.7% |
| 1974 | 32.25 % change on previous year | +66.2% |
| 1975 | 10.18 % change on previous year | -68.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2788 % change on previous year | -97.3% |
| 1977 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -580.3% |
| 1978 | -5.97 % change on previous year | +346.1% |
| 1979 | -7.2 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1980 | -8.52 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1981 | -13.17 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 1982 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -125.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6962 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1984 | 0.695 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 8.49 % change on previous year | +1121.7% |
| 1986 | -3.16 % change on previous year | -137.2% |
| 1987 | -5.98 % change on previous year | +89.4% |
| 1988 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 1989 | 29.24 % change on previous year | +1120.2% |
| 1990 | 29.54 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 3.16 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 1992 | 7.68 % change on previous year | +143.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5265 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 1994 | 1.1 % change on previous year | +108.3% |
| 1995 | 11.67 % change on previous year | +963.6% |
| 1996 | 11.4 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1997 | -7.59 % change on previous year | -166.5% |
| 1998 | 16.39 % change on previous year | -316.0% |
| 1999 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -133.4% |
| 2000 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -126.4% |
| 2001 | 2.5 % change on previous year | +72.7% |
| 2002 | -3.18 % change on previous year | -227.2% |
| 2003 | 10.71 % change on previous year | -437.1% |
| 2004 | -7.04 % change on previous year | -165.7% |
| 2005 | -7.31 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2006 | -15.34 % change on previous year | +109.7% |
| 2007 | -15.77 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.37 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 2009 | -4.17 % change on previous year | -149.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1259 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 2011 | -0.4257 % change on previous year | -438.1% |
| 2012 | -1.16 % change on previous year | +172.0% |
| 2013 | -3.75 % change on previous year | +223.9% |
| 2014 | -0.5576 % change on previous year | -85.1% |
| 2015 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -952.2% |
| 2016 | -0.9489 % change on previous year | -120.0% |
| 2017 | -6.99 % change on previous year | +637.1% |
| 2018 | -9.17 % change on previous year | +31.1% |
| 2019 | 13.82 % change on previous year | -250.8% |
| 2020 | -1.24 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 2021 | -6.48 % change on previous year | +423.9% |
| 2022 | 5.21 % change on previous year | -180.3% |
| 2023 | 15.61 % change on previous year | +199.8% |
| 2024 | -4.71 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -4.71 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3132 % change on previous year. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -4.71 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.09 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +1701.5% | -3.99 % change on previous year | 63.9 % change on previous year |
| 1908 | +1527.8% | -0.048 % change on previous year | 0.6854 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +1395.9% | -0.6044 % change on previous year | 7.83 % change on previous year |
| 1985 | +1121.7% | 0.695 % change on previous year | 8.49 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | +1120.2% | 2.4 % change on previous year | 29.24 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | +963.6% | 1.1 % change on previous year | 11.67 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.211 % change on previous year | 0.2047 % change on previous year | 0.2174 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.5137 % change on previous year | 0.2187 % change on previous year | 0.5498 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.5562 % change on previous year | 0.5428 % change on previous year | 0.5605 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.5681 % change on previous year | 0.5545 % change on previous year | 0.572 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.5809 % change on previous year | 0.5669 % change on previous year | 0.5845 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.5683 % change on previous year | -0.048 % change on previous year | 0.686 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 2.05 % change on previous year | 0.6868 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.12 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.7 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | 3.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 4.88 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year | 5.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.09 % change on previous year | -14.52 % change on previous year | 21.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 38.74 % change on previous year | -23.73 % change on previous year | 131.68 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.13 % change on previous year | -7.2 % change on previous year | 76.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4 % change on previous year | -13.17 % change on previous year | 29.24 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.84 % change on previous year | -7.59 % change on previous year | 29.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.98 % change on previous year | -15.77 % change on previous year | 10.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4298 % change on previous year | -9.17 % change on previous year | 13.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 % change on previous year | -6.48 % change on previous year | 15.61 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 184 Syria -4.61 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Cook Islands -4.65 % change on previous year compare
- 187 Fiji -4.73 % change on previous year compare
- 188 East Timor -5.36 % change on previous year compare
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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 methane emissions, annual growth rate in Gabon?
- Methane emissions, annual growth rate in Gabon was -4.71 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 131.68 % change on previous year in 1967.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -23.73 % change on previous year in 1962.
- How does Gabon rank for methane emissions, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 186th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 743.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Methane emissions, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Methane emissions Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Methane emissions. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.