Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Gabon
Gabon: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area was 0.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Gabon, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Gabon stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Gabon peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Gabon 65th out of 105 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 as a share of forest area in Gabon?
- Annual deforestation as a share of forest area in Gabon was 0.0% 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 as a share of forest area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation as a share of forest area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Gabon rank for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Gabon ranks 65th out of 105 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation as a share of forest area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. 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 as a share of forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.