Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gabon
Gabon: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 0.0% in 2015. ▼ Falling
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gabon, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gabon stood at 0.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gabon peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2009.
Gabon ranks 150th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -18.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -35.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +17.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +14.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 19% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1%, 15% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 147 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 148 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 149 Moldova 0.0% compare
- 151 Puerto Rico 0.0% compare
- 152 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 153 Cyprus 0.0% compare
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 greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gabon?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in Gabon was 0.0% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2009.
- How does Gabon rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- Gabon ranks 150th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.