Human caused air pollution exposure in Gabon
Gabon: Human caused air pollution exposure was 28.49 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.49
Change on year
up 19.2%
World rank
29th
of 240 countries
All-time high
28.49
in 2024
All-time low
15.14
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Gabon, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 28.49 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Gabon peaked at 28.49 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.14, in 1999.
Gabon ranks 29th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 17.96 | — |
| 1999 | 15.14 | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 18.16 | +19.9% |
| 2001 | 20.99 | +15.6% |
| 2002 | 18.13 | -13.6% |
| 2003 | 18.89 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 20.57 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 17.65 | -14.2% |
| 2006 | 17.01 | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 19.91 | +17.0% |
| 2008 | 24.61 | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 21 | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 23.68 | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 25.04 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 23.72 | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 26.74 | +12.7% |
| 2014 | 22.49 | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 25.09 | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 25.02 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.78 | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 24.18 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.87 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 25.16 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.29 | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 24.94 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 23.9 | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 28.49 | +19.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 28.49 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 28.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.55 | 15.14 | 17.96 | 2 |
| 2000s | 19.69 | 17.01 | 24.61 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.46 | 22.49 | 26.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.16 | 23.29 | 28.49 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6395 hectares per person (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.44 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -50 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Gabon?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Gabon was 28.49 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28.49 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.14 in 1999.
- How does Gabon rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Gabon ranks 29th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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