Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Gabon
Gabon: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture was 0.1132 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Gabon, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Gabon is 0.1132 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Gabon peaked at 0.1132 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0239 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Gabon ranks 159th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0239 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.0256 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0277 Mt CO2e | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0279 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0266 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0266 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0341 Mt CO2e | +28.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0377 Mt CO2e | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0419 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0428 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0434 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0442 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0447 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0447 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0464 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0532 Mt CO2e | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0633 Mt CO2e | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0655 Mt CO2e | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0701 Mt CO2e | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0751 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0807 Mt CO2e | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0862 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0895 Mt CO2e | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0904 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0915 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.091 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0914 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0915 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.093 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0948 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.097 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0968 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0963 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0954 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0954 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0957 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0957 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.097 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0985 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0987 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1001 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1011 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1033 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1065 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1077 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1087 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1097 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1094 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.109 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1102 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.111 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1118 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1118 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1125 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1132 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1132 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.97 Mt CO2e, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1132 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.42 Mt CO2e, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +28.2% | 0.0266 Mt CO2e | 0.0341 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0315 Mt CO2e | 0.0239 Mt CO2e | 0.0428 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0551 Mt CO2e | 0.0434 Mt CO2e | 0.0751 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.09 Mt CO2e | 0.0807 Mt CO2e | 0.0948 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0966 Mt CO2e | 0.0954 Mt CO2e | 0.0987 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1066 Mt CO2e | 0.1001 Mt CO2e | 0.1102 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1121 Mt CO2e | 0.111 Mt CO2e | 0.1132 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Gabon?
- Methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture in Gabon was 0.1132 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1132 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0239 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Gabon rank for methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture?
- Gabon ranks 159th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane (ch4) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).