Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Gabon
Gabon: Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 635.43 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Gabon, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Gabon stood at 635.43 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Gabon peaked at 654.98 1000 ha in 2003 and was at its lowest, 601.91 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Gabon 86th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Gabon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 602.1 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 601.99 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 601.91 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 607.03 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 608.68 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 613.35 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 631.96 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 643.82 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 649.51 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 652.36 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 654.78 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 654.98 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 653.65 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 651.51 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 650.13 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 648.82 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 647.5 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 646.64 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 646.43 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 644.91 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 644.42 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 644.1 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 642.85 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 642.83 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 644.97 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 643.77 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 635.82 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 630.99 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 628.73 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 630.82 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 635.43 1000 ha | +0.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 635.43 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 441.84 1000 ha, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 635.43 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,550 1000 ha, 25% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 613.86 1000 ha | 601.91 1000 ha | 643.82 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 650.99 1000 ha | 646.64 1000 ha | 654.98 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 642.11 1000 ha | 630.99 1000 ha | 646.43 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 631.66 1000 ha | 628.73 1000 ha | 635.43 1000 ha | 3 |
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 shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Gabon?
- Shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Gabon was 635.43 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 654.98 1000 ha in 2003.
- What is the lowest shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 601.91 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Gabon rank for shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- Gabon ranks 86th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is shrub-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.