Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville
Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville: CO₂ per person
CO₂ per person in 2024: 2.05 tonnes in Gabon and 1.34 tonnes in Congo - Brazzaville, by EDGAR estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Gabon, by 0.71 tonnes, or 1.53 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.
tonnes per person · EDGAR
What the numbers say
- Gabon has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Congo - Brazzaville.
- In 2024, Gabon ranked 112 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 129 of 202 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 4.69 tonnes in 2024.
Every year
tonnes per person · EDGAR
| Year | Gabon | Congo - Brazzaville | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.05 | 1.34 | 4.69 |
| 2023 | 2.06 | 1.27 | 4.68 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 1.39 | 4.67 |
| 2021 | 2.26 | 1.21 | 4.69 |
| 2020 | 2.38 | 1.29 | 4.48 |
| 2019 | 2.49 | 1.29 | 4.7 |
| 2018 | 2.45 | 1.17 | 4.74 |
| 2017 | 2.67 | 1.03 | 4.67 |
| 2016 | 3.12 | 1.07 | 4.65 |
| 2015 | 3.16 | 1.13 | 4.7 |
| 2014 | 3.17 | 1.06 | 4.78 |
| 2013 | 3.18 | 1.12 | 4.81 |
| 2012 | 3.19 | 0.94 | 4.77 |
| 2011 | 3.27 | 1.05 | 4.76 |
| 2010 | 3.46 | 1.19 | 4.67 |
| 2009 | 3.28 | 1.15 | 4.45 |
| 2008 | 3.43 | 1.08 | 4.56 |
| 2007 | 3.33 | 1.07 | 4.59 |
| 2006 | 3.78 | 1.26 | 4.48 |
| 2005 | 4.37 | 1.17 | 4.39 |
| 2004 | 4.66 | 1.02 | 4.28 |
| 2003 | 5.31 | 1.04 | 4.15 |
| 2002 | 4.81 | 0.85 | 4.02 |
| 2001 | 5.15 | 1.34 | 4.01 |
| 2000 | 5.18 | 1.43 | 4.01 |
| 1999 | 5.3 | 1.38 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 5.71 | 1.36 | 3.98 |
| 1997 | 5.12 | 1.17 | 4.02 |
| 1996 | 5.5 | 1.16 | 4.01 |
| 1995 | 5.05 | 0.99 | 3.99 |
| 1994 | 4.61 | 0.8 | 3.94 |
| 1993 | 4.77 | 0.9 | 3.97 |
| 1992 | 4.79 | 0.94 | 4.02 |
| 1991 | 4.88 | 0.99 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 6.27 | 1 | 4.15 |
| 1989 | 6.54 | 1.05 | 4.16 |
| 1988 | 5.33 | 1.08 | 4.16 |
| 1987 | 5.3 | 1.12 | 4.1 |
| 1986 | 6.39 | 1.13 | 4.04 |
| 1985 | 9.15 | 1.19 | 4.05 |
| 1984 | 8.23 | 1.21 | 4.07 |
| 1983 | 7.31 | 1.26 | 4.01 |
| 1982 | 8.18 | 1.24 | 4.05 |
| 1981 | 8.43 | 1.1 | 4.18 |
| 1980 | 8.22 | 1 | 4.33 |
| 1979 | 8.77 | 0.78 | 4.46 |
| 1978 | 9.13 | 0.87 | 4.42 |
| 1977 | 8.42 | 1.45 | 4.36 |
| 1976 | 8.73 | 4.62 | 4.31 |
| 1975 | 7.7 | 4.9 | 4.15 |
| 1974 | 6.11 | 8.14 | 4.23 |
| 1973 | 6.08 | 5.84 | 4.32 |
| 1972 | 1.94 | 1.33 | 4.16 |
| 1971 | 1.84 | 1.43 | 4.04 |
| 1970 | 1.01 | 1.29 | 4.15 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Carbon dioxide from energy, industry, farming and waste, divided by the population; land use and forests are left out.
- Source: EDGAR (European Commission JRC) and the IEA, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 202 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville
Health
- Life expectancyGabon: 68.3 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 65.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGabon: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGabon: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGabon: 4.05% in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 4.01% in 2017
- Suicide rateGabon: 12.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Brazzaville: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGabon: 2.49 million people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 6.18 million people in 2023
- Population growthGabon: 2.18% a year in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.42% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGabon: 3.65 births per woman in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 4.16 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGabon: 92.1% in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 64.1% in 2025
- Median ageGabon: 21.5 years in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 18.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGabon: 4% in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGabon: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Brazzaville: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personGabon: $6,641 in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $1,683 in 2025
- GDP growthGabon: 3.2% a year in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 0.8% a year in 2022
- InflationGabon: 1.8% a year in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 2.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtGabon: 84.2% of GDP in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 100.4% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGabon: 1.66% of GDP in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGabon: $337M in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $190M in 2025
- Military spending per personGabon: $139 in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: $32 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGabon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Congo - Brazzaville: 6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGabon: 7,000 people in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerGabon: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Congo - Brazzaville: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGabon: 1% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Brazzaville: 0.55% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGabon: 6 million TIV in 2024Congo - Brazzaville: 9 million TIV in 2024