Annual afforestation in Gabon
Gabon: Annual afforestation was 310 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Gabon, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual afforestation in Gabon is 310 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Gabon peaked at 1,740 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 310 hectares per year, in 2015.
Gabon ranks 55th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Gabon, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,110 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 1,740 hectares per year | +56.8% |
| 2010 | 870 hectares per year | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 310 hectares per year | -64.4% |
| 2020 | 310 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 310 hectares per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 320 hectares per year, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 310 hectares per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 805 hectares per year, 39% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,110 hectares per year | 1,110 hectares per year | 1,110 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 1,740 hectares per year | 1,740 hectares per year | 1,740 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 590 hectares per year | 310 hectares per year | 870 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 310 hectares per year | 310 hectares per year | 310 hectares per year | 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)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Gabon?
- Annual afforestation in Gabon was 310 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,740 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 310 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for annual afforestation?
- Gabon ranks 55th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.