Methane emissions in Gabon

Gabon emitted 14.9 million tonnes of methane (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2006.

Measure: Methane emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Gabon, 2024 14.9 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.4% 2023: 14.8 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 9,536.5 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 84th of 203 See the full ranking

Methane emissions in Gabon over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Methane emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period GabonWorld
2024 14.9 Mt CO2e 9,536.5 Mt CO2e
2023 14.8 Mt CO2e 9,471.5 Mt CO2e
2022 12.8 Mt CO2e 9,335.0 Mt CO2e
2021 12.4 Mt CO2e 9,180.4 Mt CO2e
2020 13.2 Mt CO2e 9,055.8 Mt CO2e
2019 13.3 Mt CO2e 9,180.9 Mt CO2e
2018 11.7 Mt CO2e 9,103.4 Mt CO2e
2017 12.8 Mt CO2e 8,969.5 Mt CO2e
2016 13.8 Mt CO2e 8,847.6 Mt CO2e
2015 14.0 Mt CO2e 8,812.5 Mt CO2e
2014 13.4 Mt CO2e 8,788.3 Mt CO2e
2013 13.4 Mt CO2e 8,719.8 Mt CO2e
2012 13.9 Mt CO2e 8,716.9 Mt CO2e
2011 14.1 Mt CO2e 8,617.2 Mt CO2e
2010 14.2 Mt CO2e 8,413.7 Mt CO2e
2009 14.2 Mt CO2e 8,258.5 Mt CO2e
2008 14.7 Mt CO2e 8,283.5 Mt CO2e
2007 13.6 Mt CO2e 8,153.8 Mt CO2e
2006 16.2 Mt CO2e 8,099.3 Mt CO2e
2005 19.2 Mt CO2e 7,972.1 Mt CO2e
2004 20.7 Mt CO2e 7,839.2 Mt CO2e
2003 22.3 Mt CO2e 7,688.3 Mt CO2e
2002 20.2 Mt CO2e 7,464.2 Mt CO2e
2001 20.9 Mt CO2e 7,498.3 Mt CO2e
2000 20.3 Mt CO2e 7,495.1 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.4% from 14.8 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 13.4 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +11.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Gabon has the 84th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 9,536.5 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.CH4.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Gabon
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database