How have things changed?, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0119 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Gabon, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.0119 metric tons per person for how have things changed?, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0445 metric tons per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 metric tons per person, in 2024.
Gabon ranks 96th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.0146 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0144 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0157 metric tons per person | +10.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0154 metric tons per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0168 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0161 metric tons per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0189 metric tons per person | +17.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0185 metric tons per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0225 metric tons per person | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0219 metric tons per person | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0202 metric tons per person | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.025 metric tons per person | +24.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0288 metric tons per person | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0265 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0262 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0261 metric tons per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.024 metric tons per person | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0252 metric tons per person | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.023 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0245 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0237 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0214 metric tons per person | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0203 metric tons per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0218 metric tons per person | +7.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0231 metric tons per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0298 metric tons per person | +29.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0284 metric tons per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0362 metric tons per person | +27.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0416 metric tons per person | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0375 metric tons per person | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0445 metric tons per person | +18.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0417 metric tons per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0379 metric tons per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0328 metric tons per person | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.031 metric tons per person | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.033 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0325 metric tons per person | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.03 metric tons per person | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0276 metric tons per person | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0244 metric tons per person | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0196 metric tons per person | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0179 metric tons per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0191 metric tons per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0206 metric tons per person | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0192 metric tons per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0187 metric tons per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 metric tons per person | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0148 metric tons per person | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0135 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0131 metric tons per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 metric tons per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0128 metric tons per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 metric tons per person | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0119 metric tons per person | -1.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0119 metric tons per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0119 metric tons per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0149 metric tons per person | 0.0142 metric tons per person | 0.0157 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0205 metric tons per person | 0.0161 metric tons per person | 0.0288 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0245 metric tons per person | 0.0214 metric tons per person | 0.0265 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0325 metric tons per person | 0.0203 metric tons per person | 0.0445 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0287 metric tons per person | 0.0179 metric tons per person | 0.0379 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0168 metric tons per person | 0.0128 metric tons per person | 0.0206 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 metric tons per person | 0.0119 metric tons per person | 0.0128 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Gabon?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Gabon was 0.0119 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0445 metric tons per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 metric tons per person in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 96th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.