Gabon vs Western Asia: Forest area
Gabon
23,555 ha th
in 2025
Western Asia
32,882 ha th
in 2025
Gabon rank
29th
Western Asia rank
32nd
Forest area over time
- Gabon
- Western Asia
How they compare
Western Asia currently reports 32,882 ha th against 23,555 ha th in Gabon, a difference of 9,327 ha th.
That makes Western Asia's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Western Asia has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 29th and Western Asia ranks 32nd of 255 countries.
Western Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Western Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,774 ha th | 29,498 ha th | 5,724 ha th | Western Asia |
| 2000s | 23,702 ha th | 29,970 ha th | 6,268 ha th | Western Asia |
| 2010s | 23,653 ha th | 31,348 ha th | 7,695 ha th | Western Asia |
| 2020s | 23,572 ha th | 32,569 ha th | 8,997 ha th | Western Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Gabon or Western Asia?
- Western Asia, at 32,882 ha th against 23,555 ha th in Gabon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Gabon and Western Asia?
- 9,327 ha th, with Western Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Western Asia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and Western Asia rank globally for forest area?
- Gabon ranks 29th and Western Asia ranks 32nd of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.