Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Gabon
Gabon: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 53.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 53.7% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Gabon peaked at 53.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 96th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 6.3% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 42.9% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7% | 53.7% | 53.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Gabon?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Gabon was 53.7% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Gabon ranks 96th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)