Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Gabon
Gabon: Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption was 96.4% in 2013. ▬ Flat
Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Gabon, 2005–2013
Source: Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Gabon is 96.4%, measured in 2013.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Gabon peaked at 99.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 93.0%, in 2010.
Gabon ranks 44th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.2% | 94.1% | 99.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 93.0% | 96.4% | 4 |
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 deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Gabon?
- Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption in Gabon was 96.4% in 2013, according to Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.0% in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption?
- Gabon ranks 44th out of 117 countries with data for 2013.
- Is share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Pendrill et al. (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of deforestation that is driven by domestic consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of national deforestation that is driven by the production of goods that are consumed within domestic markets i.e. not exported to other countries.