Roundwood — Export quantity in Gabon
Gabon: Roundwood — Export quantity was 7,694 m3 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Roundwood — Export quantity in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
The most recent figure for roundwood — export quantity in Gabon is 7,694 m3, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.5% on the previous year and down 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roundwood — export quantity in Gabon peaked at 2.72 million m3 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 626 m3, in 2022.
Gabon ranks 98th of 253 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Roundwood — Export quantity in Gabon, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.22 million m3 | — |
| 1962 | 1.06 million m3 | -13.1% |
| 1963 | 1.16 million m3 | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 1.34 million m3 | +15.7% |
| 1965 | 1.23 million m3 | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 1.20 million m3 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 1.18 million m3 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 1.29 million m3 | +9.6% |
| 1969 | 1.59 million m3 | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 1.63 million m3 | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.29 million m3 | -21.2% |
| 1972 | 1.55 million m3 | +20.3% |
| 1973 | 1.75 million m3 | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 1.35 million m3 | -22.6% |
| 1975 | 1.10 million m3 | -18.8% |
| 1976 | 1.20 million m3 | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 1.63 million m3 | +35.5% |
| 1978 | 1.89 million m3 | +16.4% |
| 1979 | 1.17 million m3 | -38.1% |
| 1980 | 1.07 million m3 | -8.7% |
| 1981 | 1.11 million m3 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 1.16 million m3 | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.13 million m3 | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 1.54 million m3 | +35.5% |
| 1985 | 1.09 million m3 | -29.1% |
| 1986 | 982,800 m3 | -9.7% |
| 1987 | 1.23 million m3 | +25.1% |
| 1988 | 1.20 million m3 | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million m3 | +12.5% |
| 1990 | 1.15 million m3 | -14.5% |
| 1991 | 1.31 million m3 | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 1.25 million m3 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.33 million m3 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 1.33 million m3 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.59 million m3 | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 2.35 million m3 | +48.1% |
| 1997 | 2.72 million m3 | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 1.77 million m3 | -34.8% |
| 1999 | 2.34 million m3 | +31.8% |
| 2000 | 2.58 million m3 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 2.50 million m3 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 2.02 million m3 | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 1.93 million m3 | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 1.51 million m3 | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 1.68 million m3 | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 1.72 million m3 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.86 million m3 | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million m3 | +16.3% |
| 2009 | 1.74 million m3 | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 906,360 m3 | -48.0% |
| 2011 | 42,120 m3 | -95.4% |
| 2012 | 57,651 m3 | +36.9% |
| 2013 | 31,297 m3 | -45.7% |
| 2014 | 18,322 m3 | -41.5% |
| 2015 | 37,256 m3 | +103.3% |
| 2016 | 20,939 m3 | -43.8% |
| 2017 | 34,918 m3 | +66.8% |
| 2018 | 41,047 m3 | +17.6% |
| 2019 | 49,000 m3 | +19.4% |
| 2020 | 2,133 m3 | -95.6% |
| 2021 | 928 m3 | -56.5% |
| 2022 | 626 m3 | -32.5% |
| 2023 | 11,065 m3 | +1667.6% |
| 2024 | 7,694 m3 | -30.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 7,694 m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,170 m3, 6.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 7,694 m3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,589 m3, 4.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Roundwood — Export quantity in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +1667.6% | 626 m3 | 11,065 m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.25 million m3 | 1.06 million m3 | 1.59 million m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 million m3 | 1.10 million m3 | 1.89 million m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 million m3 | 982,800 m3 | 1.54 million m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million m3 | 1.15 million m3 | 2.72 million m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 million m3 | 1.51 million m3 | 2.58 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 123,891 m3 | 18,322 m3 | 906,360 m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,489 m3 | 626 m3 | 11,065 m3 | 5 |
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 roundwood — export quantity in Gabon?
- Roundwood — export quantity in Gabon was 7,694 m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roundwood — export quantity recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million m3 in 1997.
- What is the lowest roundwood — export quantity recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 626 m3 in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for roundwood — export quantity?
- Gabon ranks 98th out of 253 countries with data for 2024.
- Is roundwood — export quantity rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roundwood — Export quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en