Annual deforestation in Gabon
Gabon: Annual deforestation was 10,720 hectares per year in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation 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
In 2020, annual deforestation in Gabon stood at 10,720 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Gabon peaked at 14,040 hectares per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10,720 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Gabon 38th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,510 hectares per year | 12,510 hectares per year | 12,510 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 13,820 hectares per year | 13,820 hectares per year | 13,820 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 12,380 hectares per year | 10,720 hectares per year | 14,040 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 10,720 hectares per year | 10,720 hectares per year | 10,720 hectares per year | 1 |
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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 deforestation in Gabon?
- Annual deforestation in Gabon was 10,720 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 deforestation recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 14,040 hectares per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,720 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for annual deforestation?
- Gabon ranks 38th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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