Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Gabon
Gabon: Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area was -0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in forest area as a share of 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Gabon is -0.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Gabon peaked at -0.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -0.1%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0% | -0.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -0.0% | -0.0% | 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 as a share of forest area in Gabon?
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area in Gabon was -0.0% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area as a share of forest area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1% in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for annual change in forest area as a share of forest area?
- Gabon ranks 154th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 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 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.