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Environment · Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income

Gabon: environment and emissions

CO₂ per person is 2.05 t (2024), 113th of 203 in the world and 6th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GHG per person is 8.58 t (2024), 42nd of 203 in the world and 2nd of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa. GHG emissions is 21.8 Mt (2024), 117th of 203 in the world and 25th of 47 in Sub-Saharan Africa.

CO₂ per person2.05 t2024 · world 113/203 · region 6/47GHG per person8.58 t2024 · world 42/203 · region 2/47GHG emissions21.8 Mt2024 · world 117/203 · region 25/47CO₂ emissions5.2 Mt2024 · world 134/203 · region 23/47
CO₂ per person
GabonSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.02.04.06.08.0199520002005201020152020Gabon2.05 tSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
GHG per person
GabonSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
0.0102030199520002005201020152020Gabon8.58 tSub-Saharan AfricaUpper-middle incomeWorld
15 indicators

Environment: Gabon in detail

Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.

IndicatorLatestWorld rankIn region~2000~2010~202010-year changeRegionIncome groupWorldSince 2000
CO₂ per personCO₂ emissions per capita, tonnes2.05 t2024113/2036/475.18 t3.46 t2.38 t−35%since 20140.70 t6.38 t4.69 t
GHG per personGreenhouse gas emissions per person, t CO₂e8.58 t202442/2032/4721.91 t12.21 t8.65 t−17%since 20141.91 t8.33 t6.36 t
GHG emissionsTotal greenhouse gas emissions excl. land use, Mt CO₂e21.8 Mt2024117/20325/4727.9 Mt21.0 Mt20.1 Mt+6.1%since 20142,444.8 Mt25,498.1 Mt53,206.4 Mt
CO₂ emissionsCO₂ emissions, total excl. land use, Mt5.2 Mt2024134/20323/476.6 Mt6.0 Mt5.5 Mt−17%since 2014896.3 Mt19,521.7 Mt39,632.7 Mt
MethaneMethane emissions, Mt CO₂e14.9 Mt202484/20322/4720.3 Mt14.2 Mt13.2 Mt+12%since 20141,179.9 Mt4,229.1 Mt9,536.5 Mt
Renewable energyRenewable energy, % of final energy consumption91.3%20214/2124/4872.8%85.8%91.3%+11.6 ppsince 201170.3%16.8%19.7%
Renewable powerRenewable electricity, % of output33.0%202188/20625/4889.2%47.0%33.5%−8.3 ppsince 201132.6%29.3%27.8%
PM2.5 exposurePM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure, µg/m³31.3 µg/m³202344/20021/4829.5 µg/m³29.1 µg/m³31.3 µg/m³−2.4%since 201335.4 µg/m³26.7 µg/m³32.9 µg/m³
Forest coverForest area, % of land area91.4%20243/2141/4892.0%91.9%91.5%−0.3 ppsince 201425.7%29.2%31.1%
FarmlandAgricultural land, % of land area6.9%2024190/21046/487.0%7.0%6.8%−0.1 ppsince 201444.7%42.8%36.9%
Arable landArable land, % of land area1.3%2024179/20644/481.3%1.3%1.3%±0.0 ppsince 201410.0%9.8%10.7%
Protected areasTerrestrial and marine protected areas, % of territory24.4%202542/2139/48··25.1%+12.3 ppsince 201514.0%12.8%17.0%
Water withdrawalsFreshwater withdrawals, % of internal resources0.1%2022171/17742/470.1%0.1%0.1%±0.0 ppsince 20123.4%8.9%9.0%
Freshwater per personRenewable internal freshwater per person, m³67,469 m³20228/1831/47128,570 m³95,356 m³70,612 m³−24%since 20123,162 m³6,090 m³5,393 m³
Cereal yieldCereal yield, kg per hectare1,587 kg/ha2024139/17918/461,630 kg/ha1,595 kg/ha1,588 kg/ha−0.3%since 20141,453 kg/ha4,942 kg/ha4,229 kg/ha
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.

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Gabon and its neighbours

Countries sharing a land border with Gabon. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.

IndicatorGabonAngolaCameroonRepublic of the CongoEquatorial GuineaSão Tomé and Príncipe
CO₂ per person2.05 t20240.74 t20240.35 t20241.34 t20242.55 t20240.63 t2024
GHG per person8.58 t20241.85 t20241.39 t20243.89 t20244.30 t20241.04 t2024
GHG emissions21.8 Mt202469.9 Mt202440.6 Mt202424.6 Mt20248.1 Mt20240.2 Mt2024
CO₂ emissions5.2 Mt202428.1 Mt202410.3 Mt20248.5 Mt20244.8 Mt20240.1 Mt2024
Methane14.9 Mt202434.3 Mt202421.8 Mt202415.0 Mt20243.0 Mt20240.1 Mt2024
Renewable energy91.3%202152.9%202179.2%202171.4%20214.2%202242.5%2022
Renewable power33.0%202191.2%202165.8%202131.7%20218.8%20216.1%2021
PM2.5 exposure31.3 µg/m³202319.9 µg/m³202355.6 µg/m³202336.5 µg/m³202342.2 µg/m³202315.1 µg/m³2023
Forest cover91.4%202451.2%202440.7%202464.0%202486.1%202457.6%2024
Angola: environmentCameroon: environmentRepublic of the Congo: environmentEquatorial Guinea: environmentSão Tomé and Príncipe: environment
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