Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Gabon
Gabon: Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Gabon, 1950–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Gabon is 0.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Gabon peaked at 2.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1950.
Gabon ranks 29th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.0% | — |
| 1951 | 0.0% | — |
| 1952 | 0.0% | — |
| 1953 | 0.0% | — |
| 1954 | 0.0% | — |
| 1955 | 0.0% | — |
| 1956 | 0.0% | — |
| 1957 | 0.0% | — |
| 1958 | 0.0% | — |
| 1959 | 0.0% | — |
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | — |
| 1962 | 0.0% | — |
| 1963 | 0.0% | — |
| 1964 | 0.0% | — |
| 1965 | 0.0% | — |
| 1966 | 0.0% | — |
| 1967 | 0.0% | — |
| 1968 | 0.0% | — |
| 1969 | 0.0% | — |
| 1970 | 0.0% | — |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +443.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | +5.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5% | +303.0% |
| 1974 | 0.6% | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | +48.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8% | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +16.1% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +8.7% |
| 1981 | 1.3% | +33.0% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +49.3% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | -28.5% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -12.2% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +81.2% |
| 1990 | 1.3% | -39.8% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1.5% | +21.7% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -26.7% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +23.5% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -16.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -14.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -9.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -17.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 2046.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +443.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1973 | +303.0% | 0.1% | 0.5% |
| 1989 | +81.2% | 1.2% | 2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 5 |
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 share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Gabon?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from flaring in Gabon was 0.5% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1950.
- How does Gabon rank for share of global co₂ emissions from flaring?
- Gabon ranks 29th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from flaring in the same year.