Forest area km in Gabon
Gabon: Forest area km was 23.56 million in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
23.56 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
26th
of 235 countries
All-time high
23.77 million
in 1990
All-time low
23.56 million
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area km in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 23.56 million for forest area km in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area km in Gabon peaked at 23.77 million in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23.56 million, in 2025.
That places Gabon 26th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area km in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.77 million | — |
| 1991 | 23.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 23.76 million | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 23.75 million | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 23.75 million | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 23.74 million | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 23.73 million | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 23.72 million | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.72 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.71 million | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 23.70 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.70 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.70 million | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 23.70 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 23.69 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 23.69 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 23.69 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 23.69 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 23.69 million | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.69 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 23.68 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23.66 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 23.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 23.63 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 23.62 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 23.62 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 23.61 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 23.60 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.60 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.59 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.58 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 23.58 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 23.57 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 23.56 million | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 23.56 million | -0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 23.56 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.29 million, 10.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 23.56 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.37 million, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.74 million | 23.71 million | 23.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.69 million | 23.69 million | 23.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.63 million | 23.60 million | 23.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.57 million | 23.56 million | 23.59 million | 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 forest area km in Gabon?
- Forest area km in Gabon was 23.56 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area km recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 23.77 million in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest area km recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.56 million in 2025.
- How does Gabon rank for forest area km?
- Gabon ranks 26th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area km rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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