Imported deforestation in Gabon
Gabon: Imported deforestation was 2,172 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Imported deforestation in Gabon, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 2,172 hectares for imported deforestation in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and up 72.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imported deforestation in Gabon peaked at 2,308 hectares in 2022 and was at its lowest, 653.08 hectares, in 2005.
That places Gabon 101st out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,073 hectares | 653.08 hectares | 1,496 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,522 hectares | 1,262 hectares | 1,769 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,057 hectares | 1,834 hectares | 2,308 hectares | 4 |
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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 imported deforestation in Gabon?
- Imported deforestation in Gabon was 2,172 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest imported deforestation recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2,308 hectares in 2022.
- What is the lowest imported deforestation recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 653.08 hectares in 2005.
- How does Gabon rank for imported deforestation?
- Gabon ranks 101st out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imported deforestation rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.