Gabon vs Italy: Annual deforestation
Gabon
10,720 hectares per year
in 2020
Italy
12,880 hectares per year
in 2020
Gabon rank
38th
Italy rank
36th
Annual deforestation over time
- Gabon
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 12,880 hectares per year against 10,720 hectares per year in Gabon, a difference of 2,160 hectares per year.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 38th and Italy ranks 36th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,510 hectares per year | 11,900 hectares per year | 610 hectares per year | Gabon |
| 2000s | 13,820 hectares per year | 12,410 hectares per year | 1,410 hectares per year | Gabon |
| 2010s | 12,380 hectares per year | 12,710 hectares per year | 330 hectares per year | Italy |
| 2020s | 10,720 hectares per year | 12,880 hectares per year | 2,160 hectares per year | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation, Gabon or Italy?
- Italy, at 12,880 hectares per year against 10,720 hectares per year in Gabon as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation between Gabon and Italy?
- 2,160 hectares per year, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Italy?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Gabon and Italy rank globally for annual deforestation?
- Gabon ranks 38th and Italy ranks 36th of 112 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 deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.