Forest land — Area in Gabon
Gabon: Forest land — Area was 23,555 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Gabon is 23,555 1000 ha, measured 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 land — area in Gabon peaked at 23,774 1000 ha in 1990 and was at its lowest, 23,555 1000 ha, in 2025.
Gabon ranks 29th of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,742 1000 ha | 23,709 1000 ha | 23,774 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 23,693 1000 ha | 23,685 1000 ha | 23,702 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,634 1000 ha | 23,596 1000 ha | 23,683 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,572 1000 ha | 23,555 1000 ha | 23,589 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4.45 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,278 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 170 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 325 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Gabon?
- Forest land — area in Gabon was 23,555 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 23,774 1000 ha in 1990.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,555 1000 ha in 2025.
- How does Gabon rank for forest land — area?
- Gabon ranks 29th out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.