15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Gabon
Gabon: 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial was 0.47 % in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Gabon, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: artificial in Gabon is 0.47 %, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: artificial in Gabon peaked at 0.47 % in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.27 %, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 131st of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.27 % | — |
| 2005 | 0.32 % | +18.5% |
| 2010 | 0.36 % | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4 % | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.44 % | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.47 % | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.295 % | 0.27 % | 0.32 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.4 % | 0.36 % | 0.44 % | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.47 % | 0.47 % | 0.47 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 46.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.65 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.16 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 97.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: artificial in Gabon?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: artificial in Gabon was 0.47 % in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 % in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: artificial recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 % in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: artificial?
- Gabon ranks 131st out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover index: total; land cover: artificial rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain Green Cover Index: Total; Land Cover: Artificial surfaces — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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