Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Gabon
Gabon: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 5.03 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in Gabon, 1950–2024
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 5.03 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Gabon peaked at 39.3 tonnes per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.03 tonnes per person, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 63rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 15.52 tonnes per person | 13.41 tonnes per person | 18.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.54 tonnes per person | 13.15 tonnes per person | 25.14 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 32.28 tonnes per person | 22.96 tonnes per person | 39.3 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8 tonnes per person | 8.15 tonnes per person | 20.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.16 tonnes per person | 9.53 tonnes per person | 20.11 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.79 tonnes per person | 10.75 tonnes per person | 15.53 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.49 tonnes per person | 5.13 tonnes per person | 9.07 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 tonnes per person | 5.03 tonnes per person | 5.64 tonnes per person | 5 |
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More climate change data for Gabon
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.1% (2100)
- Population growth 2.1% (2025)
- Population, total 2.59 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 2.4% (2025)
- Urban population 2.39 million (2025)
- Urban population 92.1% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 307.08 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.13 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.13 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Gabon?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in Gabon was 5.03 tonnes per person in 2024, 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 including land-use change recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3 tonnes per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.03 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- Gabon ranks 63rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.