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Carbon intensity of the economy — Gabon

Carbon intensity of the economy in Gabon in 2022 — 0.16 kg/$. Ranked 57 in the world out of 164. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 1,900%.

2022 0.16 kg/$ +1.27% vs 2021
World rank 57of 164
Period maximum 1.365 kg/$1973
Period minimum 0.008 kg/$1950

Trend over time

1950–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — Gabon, 1950–202200.511.519501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.008 kg/$1952: 0.014 kg/$1954: 0.011 kg/$1956: 0.014 kg/$1958: 0.015 kg/$1960: 0.074 kg/$1962: 0.043 kg/$1964: 0.088 kg/$1966: 0.166 kg/$1968: 0.801 kg/$1970: 0.724 kg/$1972: 0.776 kg/$1974: 1.005 kg/$1976: 0.651 kg/$1978: 1.298 kg/$1980: 1.105 kg/$1982: 1.071 kg/$1984: 0.862 kg/$1986: 0.737 kg/$1988: 0.688 kg/$1990: 0.625 kg/$1992: 0.619 kg/$1994: 0.479 kg/$1996: 0.534 kg/$1998: 0.494 kg/$2000: 0.489 kg/$2002: 0.455 kg/$2004: 0.409 kg/$2006: 0.324 kg/$2008: 0.271 kg/$2010: 0.231 kg/$2012: 0.175 kg/$2014: 0.18 kg/$2016: 0.168 kg/$2018: 0.164 kg/$2020: 0.163 kg/$2022: 0.16 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.152 (+1,900%) Average annual rate: 4.25 %

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 0.16 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 0.202 kg/$
Middle Africa computed 0.138 kg/$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 0.349 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.16 +0.002 +1.27%
2021 0.158 −0.005 −3.07%
2020 0.163 +0.004 +2.52%
2019 0.159 −0.005 −3.05%
2018 0.164 +0 +0%
2017 0.164 −0.004 −2.38%
2016 0.168 −0.008 −4.55%
2015 0.176 −0.004 −2.22%
2014 0.18 +0.008 +4.65%
2013 0.172 −0.003 −1.71%
2012 0.175 −0.026 −12.94%
2011 0.201 −0.03 −12.99%
2010 0.231 −0.022 −8.7%
2009 0.253 −0.018 −6.64%
2008 0.271 +0.01 +3.83%
2007 0.261 −0.063 −19.44%
2006 0.324 −0.049 −13.14%
2005 0.373 −0.036 −8.8%
2004 0.409 −0.049 −10.7%
2003 0.458 +0.003 +0.66%
2002 0.455 −0.028 −5.8%
2001 0.483 −0.006 −1.23%
2000 0.489 −0.005 −1.01%
1999 0.494 +0 +0%
1998 0.494 +0.04 +8.81%
1997 0.454 −0.08 −14.98%
1996 0.534 +0.024 +4.71%
1995 0.51 +0.031 +6.47%
1994 0.479 −0.094 −16.4%
1993 0.573 −0.046 −7.43%
1992 0.619 +0.052 +9.17%
1991 0.567 −0.058 −9.28%
1990 0.625 −0.219 −25.95%
1989 0.844 +0.156 +22.67%
1988 0.688 −0.032 −4.44%
1987 0.72 −0.017 −2.31%
1986 0.737 −0.193 −20.75%
1985 0.93 +0.068 +7.89%
1984 0.862 +0.008 +0.94%
1983 0.854 −0.217 −20.26%
1982 1.071 +0.03 +2.88%
1981 1.041 −0.064 −5.79%
1980 1.105 −0.048 −4.16%
1979 1.153 −0.145 −11.17%
1978 1.298 +0.475 +57.72%
1977 0.823 +0.172 +26.42%
1976 0.651 −0.179 −21.57%
1975 0.83 −0.175 −17.41%
1974 1.005 −0.36 −26.37%
1973 1.365 +0.589 +75.9%
1972 0.776 −0.121 −13.49%
1971 0.897 +0.173 +23.9%
1970 0.724 +0.183 +33.83%
1969 0.541 −0.26 −32.46%
1968 0.801 +0.377 +88.92%
1967 0.424 +0.258 +155.42%
1966 0.166 +0.067 +67.68%
1965 0.099 +0.011 +12.5%
1964 0.088 +0.053 +151.43%
1963 0.035 −0.008 −18.6%
1962 0.043 −0.04 −48.19%
1961 0.083 +0.009 +12.16%
1960 0.074 +0.061 +469.23%
1959 0.013 −0.002 −13.33%
1958 0.015 +0.001 +7.14%
1957 0.014 +0 +0%
1956 0.014 +0.003 +27.27%
1955 0.011 +0 +0%
1954 0.011 +0 +0%
1953 0.011 −0.003 −21.43%
1952 0.014 +0.003 +27.27%
1951 0.011 +0.003 +37.5%
1950 0.008 — —

Middle Africa, 2022

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.065 CF Central African Republic 0.101 TD Chad 0.116 CM Cameroon 0.118 AO Angola 0.133 GA Gabon 0.16 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.164 CG Republic of the Congo 0.369 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.371
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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