Wood fuel — Production in Gabon
Gabon: Wood fuel — Production was 1.07 million m3 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wood fuel — Production in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in m3.
Analysis
In 2024, wood fuel — production in Gabon stood at 1.07 million m3. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, wood fuel — production in Gabon peaked at 1.07 million m3 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 342,071 m3, in 1976.
That places Gabon 130th out of 230 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Wood fuel — Production in Gabon, year by year
| Year | m3 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 357,605 m3 | — |
| 1962 | 359,472 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 361,349 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 363,236 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 365,133 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 367,040 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 368,956 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 370,883 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 372,820 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 374,766 m3 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 372,129 m3 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 371,188 m3 | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 374,169 m3 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 359,034 m3 | -4.0% |
| 1975 | 355,973 m3 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 342,071 m3 | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 358,205 m3 | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 384,565 m3 | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 390,861 m3 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 394,802 m3 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 399,329 m3 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 406,885 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 410,592 m3 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 410,889 m3 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 419,276 m3 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 427,346 m3 | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 451,150 m3 | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 447,228 m3 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 448,906 m3 | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 451,989 m3 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 453,411 m3 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 464,479 m3 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 467,357 m3 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 491,691 m3 | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 496,650 m3 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 500,841 m3 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 505,318 m3 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 507,057 m3 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 511,155 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 515,409 m3 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 517,740 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 520,173 m3 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.07 million m3 | +105.5% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million m3 | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.07 million m3 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.05 million m3, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.07 million m3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.12 million m3, 17% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wood fuel — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +105.5% | 520,173 m3 | 1.07 million m3 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 365,166 m3 | 357,605 m3 | 372,820 m3 | 9 |
| 1970s | 368,296 m3 | 342,071 m3 | 390,861 m3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 421,640 m3 | 394,802 m3 | 451,150 m3 | 10 |
| 1990s | 484,995 m3 | 451,989 m3 | 511,155 m3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 904,232 m3 | 515,409 m3 | 1.07 million m3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million m3 | 1.07 million m3 | 1.07 million m3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 million m3 | 1.07 million m3 | 1.07 million 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 wood fuel — production in Gabon?
- Wood fuel — production in Gabon was 1.07 million m3 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest wood fuel — production recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million m3 in 2004.
- What is the lowest wood fuel — production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 342,071 m3 in 1976.
- How does Gabon rank for wood fuel — production?
- Gabon ranks 130th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wood fuel — production rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Wood fuel — Production. 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