Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Gabon
Gabon: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 0.2 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.2 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Gabon peaked at 0.24 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.16 %, in 1990.
That places Gabon 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.173 % | 0.16 % | 0.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.215 % | 0.19 % | 0.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.234 % | 0.21 % | 0.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2 % | 0.2 % | 0.2 % | 6 |
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- 175 Mozambique 0.26 % compare
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- 178 Mexico 0.2 % compare
- 180 Papua New Guinea 0.17 % compare
- 181 Zambia 0.12 % compare
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 planted forest — share in forest land in Gabon?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Gabon was 0.2 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 % in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Gabon ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land 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, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.