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Gabon rankings 2026: where Gabon places in 67 global Top 10s

Gabon is #2 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person and inside the top 10 of 11 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.

This is the complete picture of Gabon across Top10Earth: 67 current rankings out of 491 that compare countries, from the economy and health to energy, education and food. Every figure below is the latest published value from its source. Its best position is #2 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person, where it is measured at 0.89 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from flaring) as of 2026-11-02. Gabon finishes inside the top 10 in 11 rankings.

Top 10 finishes

Gabon is inside the top 10 of 11 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.

Gabon by theme

The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.

Environment and energy

In environment and energy, Gabon holds 23 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person (0.89 tonnes per person), #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption (90.88 %), #3 of 50 in Most forested countries (91.44 % of land) and #4 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables (91.3 % of total final energy consumption). 19 more rankings are listed below.

World and society

In world and society, Gabon holds 15 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption (81.27 %), #25 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of people living in the capital city (37.36 %), #28 of 50 in Most urbanised countries (92.09 %) and #29 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease (40.15 per 100,000 people). 11 more rankings are listed below.

Health and wellbeing

In health and wellbeing, Gabon holds 12 positions: #3 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates (168.18 per 100,000 people), #5 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia (54.8 % of pregnant women), #11 of 50 in Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) (9.11 %) and #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis incidence (371 per 100,000 people). 8 more rankings are listed below.

Food and agriculture

In food and agriculture, Gabon holds 9 positions: #4 of 50 in Countries that drink the most beer per person (6.18 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year), #15 of 50 in Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment (25.3 %), #20 of 44 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil (68.17 thousand hectares) and #28 of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for human food (95.76 %). 5 more rankings are listed below.

Finance and crypto

In finance and crypto, Gabon holds 6 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest unemployment rate (20.15 % of labor force), #25 of 50 in Countries with the highest manufacturing share of the economy (19.07 % of GDP), #39 of 50 in Countries with the highest foreign investment inflows (5.48 % of GDP) and #43 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor (5.4 %). 2 more rankings are listed below.

Consumer tech

In consumer tech, Gabon holds 1 position: #37 of 50 in Countries by communications, computer, etc. (51.1 % of service imports, BoP).

Education and science

In education and science, Gabon holds 1 position: #41 of 50 in Countries with the most students reaching minimum reading level (primary) (76.3 %).

What changed at the latest refresh

Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Gabon moved in 61 rankings:

Since the first snapshot

Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:

Where Gabon ranks lowest

A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Gabon's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries by net errors and omissions (452.22 BoP, current US$ million), 50th of 50 in Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) (15.4 % of exports of goods, services and primary income) and 50th of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis (8.54 per 100,000 people). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.

Every ranking that includes Gabon

How to read these numbers

Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Gabon's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.

Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.

Questions people ask about Gabon

What is Gabon's best ranking on Top10Earth?

#2 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person, with 0.89 tonnes per person (CO2 emissions from flaring) as of 2026-11-02.

How many rankings include Gabon?

67 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.

Is Gabon in the top 10 of anything?

Yes: 11 rankings, including #2 in Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person, #3 in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption and #3 in Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates.

Where do the numbers come from?

From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.

When was this guide last updated?

The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.

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