Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Gabon
Gabon: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 53.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
53.7
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 240 countries
All-time high
53.7
in 2021
All-time low
6.08
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Gabon, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 53.7 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Gabon peaked at 53.7 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.08, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 98th of 240 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.08 | — |
| 2001 | 6.08 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.45 | +548.8% |
| 2003 | 39.45 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.45 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.45 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39.53 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 39.67 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 39.67 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.8 | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 42.8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 45.73 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 45.73 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 45.73 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45.73 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 45.73 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53.69 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 53.69 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53.69 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53.69 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53.7 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53.7 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53.7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.7 | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 53.7 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 53.7 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.52, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.16 | 6.08 | 42.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.53 | 42.8 | 53.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.7 | 53.69 | 53.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6395 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.44 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -50 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Gabon?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Gabon was 53.7 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7 in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.08 in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Gabon ranks 98th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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