Share global forest in Gabon
Gabon: Share global forest was 0.5689 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
0.5689
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.5689
in 2025
All-time low
0.5473
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Gabon, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.5689 for share global forest in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Gabon peaked at 0.5689 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.5473, in 1990.
That places Gabon 26th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Share global forest in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5473 | — |
| 1991 | 0.5485 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5497 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5509 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5521 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5533 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5545 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5558 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.557 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5582 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5595 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5599 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5603 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5607 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5612 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5616 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.562 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5625 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5629 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5633 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5638 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.564 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5642 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5645 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5647 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5649 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5652 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5655 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5658 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5661 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5663 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5668 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5674 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5679 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.5684 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5689 | +0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.5689 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 10.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.5689 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1056, 5.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5527 | 0.5473 | 0.5582 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5614 | 0.5595 | 0.5633 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5649 | 0.5638 | 0.5661 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5676 | 0.5663 | 0.5689 | 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 share global forest in Gabon?
- Share global forest in Gabon was 0.5689 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5689 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5473 in 1990.
- How does Gabon rank for share global forest?
- Gabon ranks 26th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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