Gabon vs India: Drivers of deforestation
Gabon
1,992 hectares
in 2023
India
2,099 hectares
in 2023
Gabon rank
45th
India rank
44th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Gabon
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 2,099 hectares against 1,992 hectares in Gabon, a difference of 107 hectares.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 45th and India ranks 44th of 166 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,263 hectares | 17,263 hectares | 9,000 hectares | India |
| 2010s | 4,488 hectares | 55,861 hectares | 51,374 hectares | India |
| 2020s | 1,998 hectares | 2,257 hectares | 259.33 hectares | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Gabon or India?
- India, at 2,099 hectares against 1,992 hectares in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Gabon and India?
- 107 hectares, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and India?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and India rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Gabon ranks 45th and India ranks 44th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.