Gabon vs Western Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Gabon
23,507 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Europe
25,228 1000 ha
in 2025
Gabon rank
30th
Western Europe rank
31st

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Gabon
  • Western Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 25,228 1000 ha against 23,507 1000 ha in Gabon, a difference of 1,721 1000 ha.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.1 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 30th and Western Europe ranks 31st of 240 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Western Europe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 23,700 1000 ha 22,622 1000 ha 1,079 1000 ha Gabon
2000s 23,643 1000 ha 23,547 1000 ha 96.14 1000 ha Gabon
2010s 23,579 1000 ha 24,305 1000 ha 726.67 1000 ha Western Europe
2020s 23,524 1000 ha 25,009 1000 ha 1,485 1000 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Gabon or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 25,228 1000 ha against 23,507 1000 ha in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Gabon and Western Europe?
1,721 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Western Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Western Europe rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Gabon ranks 30th and Western Europe ranks 31st of 240 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
272 places, 9,468 data points, 1990–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.