Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gabon
Gabon: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 47,920 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 47,920 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025.
That represents a change of down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gabon peaked at 57,500 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38,040 hectares, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 120th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41,186 hectares | 38,040 hectares | 44,331 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,637 hectares | 45,030 hectares | 56,244 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,573 hectares | 49,804 hectares | 57,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,900 hectares | 47,880 hectares | 47,920 hectares | 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gabon?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Gabon was 47,920 hectares 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 forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 57,500 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,040 hectares in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Gabon ranks 120th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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