Change forest area share total in Gabon
Gabon: Change forest area share total was -0.0286 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Change forest area share total in Gabon, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for change forest area share total in Gabon is -0.0286, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Gabon peaked at -0.0077 in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.0513, in 2015.
That places Gabon 154th out of 228 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Change forest area share total in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0306 | — |
| 1992 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0306 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0077 | -74.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0077 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0077 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0077 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0077 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0077 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0078 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0078 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0078 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0078 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0512 | +560.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0513 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0513 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0513 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -0.0513 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0285 | -44.5% |
| 2017 | -0.0285 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0285 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0285 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0285 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0285 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0286 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | -0.0286 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0286 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.0286 | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.0286 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.3469, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -560.8% | -0.0078 | -0.0512 |
| 2001 | +74.7% | -0.0306 | -0.0077 |
| 2016 | +44.5% | -0.0513 | -0.0285 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0306 | -0.0306 | -0.0306 | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.01 | -0.0306 | -0.0077 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0378 | -0.0513 | -0.0078 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0286 | -0.0286 | -0.0285 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6395 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.44 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -50 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Gabon?
- Change forest area share total in Gabon was -0.0286 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0077 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0513 in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for change forest area share total?
- Gabon ranks 154th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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