Methane emissions by sector in Gabon
Gabon: Methane emissions by sector was 20,000 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Methane emissions by sector in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 20,000 for methane emissions by sector in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions by sector in Gabon peaked at 50,000 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2001.
That places Gabon 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Methane emissions by sector in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 30,000 | — |
| 1991 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50,000 | +66.7% |
| 1997 | 30,000 | -40.0% |
| 1998 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20,000 | -33.3% |
| 2001 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2002 | 20,000 | — |
| 2003 | 10,000 | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 50,000 | +400.0% |
| 2005 | 30,000 | -40.0% |
| 2006 | 20,000 | -33.3% |
| 2007 | 10,000 | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2009 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10,000 | -50.0% |
| 2011 | 30,000 | +200.0% |
| 2012 | 10,000 | -66.7% |
| 2013 | 20,000 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,000 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 30,000 | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 20,000 | -33.3% |
| 2018 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30,000 | +50.0% |
| 2022 | 30,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20,000 | -33.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 20,000 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,000, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane emissions by sector 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +400.0% | 10,000 | 50,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,000 | 30,000 | 50,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,000 | 0 | 50,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,000 | 10,000 | 30,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,000 | 20,000 | 30,000 | 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 methane emissions by sector in Gabon?
- Methane emissions by sector in Gabon was 20,000 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest methane emissions by sector recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 50,000 in 1996.
- What is the lowest methane emissions by sector recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for methane emissions by sector?
- Gabon ranks 54th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is methane emissions by sector rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Methane emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).