Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Gabon
Gabon: Per capita CO₂ emissions by source was 0 tonnes per person in 1958. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1958)
0 tonnes per person
World rank
141st
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0057 tonnes per person
in 1952
All-time low
0 tonnes per person
in 1956
Years of data
9
1950–1958
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Gabon, 1950–1958
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions by source in 1958. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions by source in Gabon peaked at 0.0057 tonnes per person in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1956.
Gabon ranks 141st of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Per capita CO₂ emissions by source in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0041 tonnes per person | — |
| 1951 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | -57.6% |
| 1952 | 0.0057 tonnes per person | +231.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | -55.8% |
| 1954 | 0.0009 tonnes per person | -66.0% |
| 1955 | 0.0017 tonnes per person | +98.7% |
| 1956 | 0 tonnes per person | -100.0% |
| 1957 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1958 | 0 tonnes per person | — |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1968 tonnes per person. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0 tonnes per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0024 tonnes per person. (38 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 138 Malta 0 tonnes per person compare
- 139 Burkina Faso 0 tonnes per person compare
- 140 Turkmenistan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Andorra 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Angola 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Aruba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Bahrain 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Barbados 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bermuda 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Cape Verde 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Central African Republic 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Chad 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Congo 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Curacao 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Ecuador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 El Salvador 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Faroe Islands 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Fiji 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Greenland 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Guyana 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Libya 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Liechtenstein 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Macao 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Mauritania 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Paraguay 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Helena 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Samoa 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Sierra Leone 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 tonnes per person
- 141 South Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Sudan 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Suriname 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Togo 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Tonga 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Trinidad and Tobago 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Tunisia 0 tonnes per person compare
- 141 Uganda 0 tonnes per person
- 141 Vanuatu 0 tonnes per person
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 per capita co₂ emissions by source in Gabon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions by source in Gabon was 0 tonnes per person in 1958, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0057 tonnes per person in 1952.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions by source recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1956.
- How does Gabon rank for per capita co₂ emissions by source?
- Gabon ranks 141st out of 179 countries with data for 1958.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions by source rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions by source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.