Share of forest area within protected areas in Gabon
Gabon: Share of forest area within protected areas was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest area within protected areas in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of forest area within protected areas in Gabon stood at 19.7%.
The figure is down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest area within protected areas in Gabon peaked at 20.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1990.
Gabon ranks 91st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest area within protected areas in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.6% | — |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +168.3% |
| 2015 | 20.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | -30.5% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +43.9% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | -5.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 19.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.0%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 19.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19.7%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.4% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.7% | 20.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest area within protected areas in Gabon?
- Share of forest area within protected areas in Gabon was 19.7% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of forest area within protected areas recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Gabon ranks 91st out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest area within protected areas rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).