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Gabon

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Gabon is a country. The capital city is Libreville, located in the Middle Africa region of Africa. It has a land area of 257,670 km², a population of 2,484,789 people and uses the currency Central African CFA franc. The President is Ali Bongo Ondimba.

Key facts

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Environment

Gabon is one of the countries in Africa, countries in Middle Africa and 194 countries in our database.

  • Agricultural land: 21,532.36 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 1.21 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 4.93 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Access to electricity: 93.50 % of population
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 46.05 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 43.18 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 10.21 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 0.56 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -213.40 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 3.46 births per woman
  • Forest area: 235,068 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 22.79 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 21.40 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 17.60
  • Methane emissions: 14.95 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 0.42 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 1,222,547 people
  • Male population: 1,262,242 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 91.30 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 263,337.71 km²
  • Rural population: 222,910 people
  • Urban land area: 311.60 km²
  • Urban population: 2,261,879 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 7.88 % of total population

Proportion of transboundary sites in Gabon

Geographical distribution of cities in Gabon by population

dataset Cities in Gabon:

Relationship between fertility rate and median age in Gabon

Evolution of historical forest area in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between forest area and rural land area in Gabon

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption in Gabon

Evolution of historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between other greenhouse gas emissions and methane emissions in Gabon

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions in Gabon

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban land area in Gabon

Relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and urban population in Gabon

Evolution of historical land area in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical median age in Gabon

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between methane and nitrous oxide emissions in Gabon

Relationship between methane emissions and population in Gabon

Relationship between methane emissions and rural population in Gabon

Relationship between methane emissions and urban land area in Gabon

Relationship between methane emissions and urban population in Gabon

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and population in Gabon

Relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions in Gabon

Relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions in Gabon

Evolution of historical population in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between urban land area and population in Gabon

Evolution of historical female population in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical male population in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical rural land area in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical rural population in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between rural population and urban land area in Gabon

Evolution of historical urban land area in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between urban land area and urban population in Gabon

Evolution of historical urban population in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between population and date in Gabon

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Gabon

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between agricultural land and methane emissions in Gabon

Relationship between agricultural land and nitrous oxide emissions in Gabon

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and GDP in Gabon

Relationship between carbon dioxide and methane emissions in Gabon

Relationship between carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide emissions in Gabon

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) and urban land area in Gabon

Relationship between carbon dioxide emissions and urban population in Gabon

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between access to electricity and fertility rate in Gabon

Relationship between access to electricity and life expectancy at birth in Gabon

Relationship between access to electricity and renewable energy consumption in Gabon

Relationship between access to electricity and self-employed workers in Gabon

Relationship between access to electricity and vulnerable employment in Gabon

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between fertility rate and life expectancy at birth in Gabon

Distribution of sites in Gabon by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Gabon by area

dataset Sites in Gabon:

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Gabon by mean width

dataset Wildfires in Gabon:

Relationship between mean length and mean width of wildfires in Gabon

Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 7,000 people
  • Democracy score: 3.61
  • Democracy type: Authoritarian
  • Individuals using the internet: 73.70 % of population
  • Military expenditure: 1.15 % of GDP
  • Net migration: 987 people
  • Press freedom: 2.20
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 24.49 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between armed forces personnel and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Gabon

Relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel in Gabon

Relationship between armed forces personnel and nitrous oxide emissions in Gabon

Relationship between armed forces personnel and population in Gabon

Relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel in Gabon

Relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel in Gabon

Relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel in Gabon

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical individuals using the Internet in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical net migration in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

dataset Political parties in Gabon:

Distribution of politicians from Gabon by birth year

Proportion of politicians per gender in Gabon

dataset Politicians from Gabon:

Business

  • Expense: 14.05 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 19,388,402,541.67 current US$
  • Inflation: 3.63 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 33.85 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 9.49 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 20.28 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 31.19 % of total employment

Proportion of CEOs per gender in Gabon

dataset Companies in Gabon:

Proportion of employee types in companies from Gabon

Distribution of companies in Gabon by foundation year

Proportion of revenue types by company in Gabon

Relationship between employees and revenues in Gabon

Evolution of historical central government debt in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical expense in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical GDP in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between GDP and other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Gabon

Evolution of historical inflation in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical proportion of self-employed workers in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between self-employment and vulnerable employment in Gabon

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical unemployment in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

dataset Exchanges in Gabon:

dataset Shops in Gabon :

Health

  • Birth rate: 26.80 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 7.31 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 233.87 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 2.71 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.83 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 1.96 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 66
  • Suicide mortality rate: 8.40 per 100,000 population

Evolution of historical birth rate in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between birth rate and access to electricity in Gabon

Relationship between birth rate and fertility rate in Gabon

Relationship between birth rate and life expectancy at birth in Gabon

Relationship between birth rate and median age in Gabon

Relationship between birth rate and proportion of self-employed workers in Gabon

Relationship between birth rate and vulnerable employment in Gabon

Evolution of historical death rate in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between death rate and life expectancy at birth in Gabon

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Evolution of historical life expectancy at birth in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

Relationship between life expectancy and the proportion of self-employed workers in Gabon

Relationship between life expectancy and vulnerable employment in Gabon

Evolution of historical suicide mortality rate in Gabon plus_pro Forecast

dataset Diseases in Gabon :

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Gabon

Proportion of diseases in Gabon by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Gabon by start date

Evolution of historical cases in Gabon

Evolution of historical deaths in Gabon

Relationship between cases and deaths in Gabon

Sports

dataset Athletes from Gabon:

Distribution of athletes from Gabon by birth date

Proportion of athletes per gender in Gabon

dataset Competitions in Gabon :

Distribution of competitions in Gabon by start date

Proportion of medals won by Gabon in the Olympics

Culture

dataset Artists from Gabon:

Distribution of artists from Gabon by birth year

Proportion of artists per gender in Gabon

Geographical distribution of museums in Gabon by visitors

dataset Museums in Gabon:

Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Gabon by total students

Distribution of universities in Gabon per foundation year

dataset Universities in Gabon:

In literature

There are 20 books written about Gabon in the database

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Details

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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