Belize vs Gabon: Annual change in forest area
Belize
-7,532 hectares
in 2025
Gabon
-6,732 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
189th
Gabon rank
188th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Belize
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports -6,732 hectares against -7,532 hectares in Belize, a difference of 800 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gabon ahead.
Belize ranks 189th and Gabon ranks 188th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,590 hectares | -7,261 hectares | 328.86 hectares | Gabon |
| 2000s | -7,590 hectares | -2,378 hectares | 5,212 hectares | Gabon |
| 2010s | -7,538 hectares | -8,939 hectares | 1,401 hectares | Belize |
| 2020s | -7,532 hectares | -6,732 hectares | 799.95 hectares | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Belize or Gabon?
- Gabon, at -6,732 hectares against -7,532 hectares in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Belize and Gabon?
- 800 hectares, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Gabon?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Gabon rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Belize ranks 189th and Gabon ranks 188th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.