Annual change in forest area in Gabon
Gabon: Annual change in forest area was -6,732 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area in Gabon, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -6,732 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025.
The figure is up 44.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Gabon peaked at -1,836 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, -12,126 hectares, in 2011.
Gabon ranks 188th of 235 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,261 hectares | -7,261 hectares | -7,261 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | -2,378 hectares | -7,261 hectares | -1,836 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | -8,939 hectares | -12,126 hectares | -1,836 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | -6,732 hectares | -6,732 hectares | -6,732 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.275 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Gabon?
- Annual change in forest area in Gabon was -6,732 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -1,836 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -12,126 hectares in 2011.
- How does Gabon rank for annual change in forest area?
- Gabon ranks 188th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.