Per capita ghg emissions in Gabon
Gabon: Per capita ghg emissions was 10.79 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
10.79
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
33rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
50.33
in 1975
All-time low
-5.95
in 1915
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in Gabon, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita ghg emissions in Gabon stood at 10.79.
That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in Gabon peaked at 50.33 in 1975 and was at its lowest, -5.95, in 1915.
Gabon ranks 33rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita ghg emissions in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 6.82 | — |
| 1851 | 7.45 | +9.2% |
| 1852 | 7.76 | +4.1% |
| 1853 | 7.19 | -7.4% |
| 1854 | 7.69 | +7.1% |
| 1855 | 7.65 | -0.6% |
| 1856 | 7.55 | -1.4% |
| 1857 | 8.92 | +18.1% |
| 1858 | 7.52 | -15.7% |
| 1859 | 8.42 | +12.0% |
| 1860 | 8.39 | -0.4% |
| 1861 | 8.89 | +5.9% |
| 1862 | 8.47 | -4.7% |
| 1863 | 8.43 | -0.5% |
| 1864 | 8.63 | +2.5% |
| 1865 | 8.55 | -1.0% |
| 1866 | 8.04 | -5.9% |
| 1867 | 8.3 | +3.2% |
| 1868 | 7.83 | -5.7% |
| 1869 | 8.73 | +11.5% |
| 1870 | 10.32 | +18.2% |
| 1871 | 9 | -12.8% |
| 1872 | 9.76 | +8.5% |
| 1873 | 9.86 | +1.1% |
| 1874 | 9.85 | -0.1% |
| 1875 | 10.28 | +4.3% |
| 1876 | 11.01 | +7.1% |
| 1877 | 9.8 | -11.0% |
| 1878 | 9.92 | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 9.58 | -3.5% |
| 1880 | 10.16 | +6.1% |
| 1881 | 9.62 | -5.4% |
| 1882 | 10.25 | +6.6% |
| 1883 | 9.5 | -7.3% |
| 1884 | 10.48 | +10.4% |
| 1885 | 9.82 | -6.3% |
| 1886 | 10.71 | +9.0% |
| 1887 | 8.67 | -19.0% |
| 1888 | 11.23 | +29.5% |
| 1889 | 9.68 | -13.8% |
| 1890 | 5.66 | -41.5% |
| 1891 | 3.56 | -37.2% |
| 1892 | 2.79 | -21.6% |
| 1893 | 2.12 | -23.9% |
| 1894 | 1.78 | -16.3% |
| 1895 | 2.3 | +29.6% |
| 1896 | -0.5561 | -124.2% |
| 1897 | 0.3978 | -171.5% |
| 1898 | 0.8837 | +122.1% |
| 1899 | 0.7311 | -17.3% |
| 1900 | 0.9462 | +29.4% |
| 1901 | -0.6154 | -165.0% |
| 1902 | -0.1463 | -76.2% |
| 1903 | -2.91 | +1888.3% |
| 1904 | -0.6483 | -77.7% |
| 1905 | -2 | +207.8% |
| 1906 | -2.27 | +13.7% |
| 1907 | -1.98 | -12.8% |
| 1908 | -2.95 | +49.1% |
| 1909 | -2.85 | -3.4% |
| 1910 | -2.17 | -24.0% |
| 1911 | -5.11 | +135.7% |
| 1912 | 0.0803 | -101.6% |
| 1913 | -3.27 | -4170.7% |
| 1914 | -3.51 | +7.4% |
| 1915 | -5.95 | +69.4% |
| 1916 | -2.51 | -57.8% |
| 1917 | -4.22 | +68.4% |
| 1918 | -3.08 | -27.1% |
| 1919 | -3.53 | +14.7% |
| 1920 | 3.94 | -211.4% |
| 1921 | 7.77 | +97.5% |
| 1922 | 9.34 | +20.2% |
| 1923 | 10.25 | +9.7% |
| 1924 | 10.28 | +0.3% |
| 1925 | 12.12 | +17.9% |
| 1926 | 12.91 | +6.6% |
| 1927 | 12.85 | -0.5% |
| 1928 | 14.12 | +9.9% |
| 1929 | 13.97 | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 13.5 | -3.3% |
| 1931 | 11.71 | -13.3% |
| 1932 | 15.43 | +31.8% |
| 1933 | 15.14 | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 11.19 | -26.1% |
| 1935 | 14.5 | +29.5% |
| 1936 | 14.25 | -1.7% |
| 1937 | 15.05 | +5.6% |
| 1938 | 13.97 | -7.2% |
| 1939 | 14.32 | +2.5% |
| 1940 | 17.52 | +22.4% |
| 1941 | 17.73 | +1.2% |
| 1942 | 17.91 | +1.0% |
| 1943 | 21.33 | +19.1% |
| 1944 | 21.44 | +0.5% |
| 1945 | 20.93 | -2.4% |
| 1946 | 21.34 | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 22.4 | +5.0% |
| 1948 | 20.32 | -9.3% |
| 1949 | 19.71 | -3.0% |
| 1950 | 16.16 | -18.0% |
| 1951 | 13.44 | -16.9% |
| 1952 | 13.29 | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 16.52 | +24.3% |
| 1954 | 12.59 | -23.8% |
| 1955 | 13.12 | +4.2% |
| 1956 | 13.96 | +6.4% |
| 1957 | 12.81 | -8.3% |
| 1958 | 16.65 | +30.0% |
| 1959 | 13.42 | -19.4% |
| 1960 | 12.98 | -3.3% |
| 1961 | 17.64 | +35.9% |
| 1962 | 15.05 | -14.7% |
| 1963 | 15.44 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 20.07 | +30.0% |
| 1965 | 19.33 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 20.61 | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 21.52 | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 29.2 | +35.7% |
| 1969 | 25.89 | -11.3% |
| 1970 | 33.88 | +30.8% |
| 1971 | 34.5 | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 37.09 | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 41.34 | +11.5% |
| 1974 | 45.74 | +10.6% |
| 1975 | 50.33 | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 49.93 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 48.5 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 40.99 | -15.5% |
| 1979 | 34.88 | -14.9% |
| 1980 | 31.76 | -8.9% |
| 1981 | 26.36 | -17.0% |
| 1982 | 26.91 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 24.31 | -9.7% |
| 1984 | 23.9 | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 24.6 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 21.09 | -14.2% |
| 1987 | 17.49 | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 19.52 | +11.6% |
| 1989 | 23.68 | +21.3% |
| 1990 | 24.41 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 24.4 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 24.46 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 27.85 | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 26.97 | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 27.19 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 32.15 | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 31.85 | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 36.2 | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 33.87 | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 30.58 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 28.65 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 28.2 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 29.38 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 26.78 | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 24.37 | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 21.24 | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 19.69 | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 19.67 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.76 | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 16.75 | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 16.42 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 15.21 | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 15.05 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 12.9 | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 14.9 | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 13.2 | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 14.46 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 11.12 | -23.2% |
| 2019 | 11.25 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 11.3 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 10.4 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 11.09 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 11.19 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 10.79 | -3.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 10.79 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.81, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 10.79 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.65, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita ghg emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | -4170.7% | 0.0803 | -3.27 |
| 1903 | -1888.3% | -0.1463 | -2.91 |
| 1920 | +211.4% | -3.53 | 3.94 |
| 1905 | -207.8% | -0.6483 | -2 |
| 1897 | +171.5% | -0.5561 | 0.3978 |
| 1901 | -165.0% | 0.9462 | -0.6154 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 7.7 | 6.82 | 8.92 | 10 |
| 1860s | 8.43 | 7.83 | 8.89 | 10 |
| 1870s | 9.94 | 9 | 11.01 | 10 |
| 1880s | 10.01 | 8.67 | 11.23 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.97 | -0.5561 | 5.66 | 10 |
| 1900s | -1.54 | -2.95 | 0.9462 | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.33 | -5.95 | 0.0803 | 10 |
| 1920s | 10.75 | 3.94 | 14.12 | 10 |
| 1930s | 13.91 | 11.19 | 15.43 | 10 |
| 1940s | 20.06 | 17.52 | 22.4 | 10 |
| 1950s | 14.2 | 12.59 | 16.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 19.77 | 12.98 | 29.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.72 | 33.88 | 50.33 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.96 | 17.49 | 31.76 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.93 | 24.4 | 36.2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.73 | 18.76 | 30.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 | 11.12 | 16.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.95 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 5 |
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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 per capita ghg emissions in Gabon?
- Per capita ghg emissions in Gabon was 10.79 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 50.33 in 1975.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.95 in 1915.
- How does Gabon rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- Gabon ranks 33rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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