Waste — Emissions Share in Gabon

Gabon: Waste — Emissions Share was 1.8 % in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.8 %
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
207th
of 208 countries
All-time high
2.09 %
in 2021
All-time low
0.67 %
in 1998
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Waste — Emissions Share in Gabon, 1990–2023

0.511.521990200620231990: 0.89 %1991: 0.88 %1992: 0.83 %1993: 0.84 %1994: 0.84 %1995: 0.77 %1996: 0.7 %1997: 0.77 %1998: 0.67 %1999: 0.7 %2000: 0.7 %2001: 0.7 %2002: 0.74 %2003: 0.69 %2004: 0.76 %2005: 0.85 %2006: 1 %2007: 1.3 %2008: 1.3 %2009: 1.3 %2010: 1.3 %2011: 1.4 %2012: 1.5 %2013: 1.6 %2014: 1.6 %2015: 1.6 %2016: 1.7 %2017: 1.8 %2018: 2 %2019: 1.9 %2020: 1.9 %2021: 2.1 %2022: 2 %2023: 1.8 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions share in Gabon stood at 1.8 %.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions share in Gabon peaked at 2.09 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.67 %, in 1998.

Gabon ranks 207th of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.789 % 0.67 % 0.89 % 10
2000s 0.934 % 0.69 % 1.33 % 10
2010s 1.64 % 1.33 % 2.05 % 10
2020s 1.96 % 1.8 % 2.09 % 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 204 Chad 2.4 % compare
  2. 205 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.37 % compare
  3. 206 Paraguay 2.28 % compare
  4. 208 Mongolia 1.18 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions share in Gabon?
Waste — emissions share in Gabon was 1.8 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions share recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 2.09 % in 2021.
What is the lowest waste — emissions share recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.67 % in 1998.
How does Gabon rank for waste — emissions share?
Gabon ranks 207th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions share rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Waste — Emissions Share (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions Share (CH4)
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 8,008 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.