Forest area — all countries

Forest area — Gabon

Forest area in Gabon in 2023 — 234,950 km². Ranked 24 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.1%.

2023 234,950 km² −0.05% vs 2022
World rank 24of 213
Period maximum 237,616 km²1990
Period minimum 234,950 km²2023

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Gabon, 1990–2023234,000235,000236,000237,000238,0001990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 237,616 km²1991: 237,555 km²1992: 237,493 km²1993: 237,431 km²1994: 237,370 km²1995: 237,308 km²1996: 237,246 km²1997: 237,185 km²1998: 237,123 km²1999: 237,062 km²2000: 237,000 km²2001: 236,949 km²2002: 236,899 km²2003: 236,848 km²2004: 236,798 km²2005: 236,747 km²2006: 236,696 km²2007: 236,646 km²2008: 236,595 km²2009: 236,545 km²2010: 236,494 km²2011: 236,375 km²2012: 236,256 km²2013: 236,138 km²2014: 236,019 km²2015: 235,900 km²2016: 235,781 km²2017: 235,662 km²2018: 235,544 km²2019: 235,425 km²2020: 235,306 km²2021: 235,187 km²2022: 235,068 km²2023: 234,950 km²
Change over the period: −2,667 (−1.12%) Average annual rate: -0.03 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 234,950 km²
World 40.35M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.15M km²
Middle Africa computed 2.82M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 12.52M km²
Forest area — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 234,950 −119 −0.05%
2022 235,068 −119 −0.05%
2021 235,187 −119 −0.05%
2020 235,306 −119 −0.05%
2019 235,425 −119 −0.05%
2018 235,544 −119 −0.05%
2017 235,662 −119 −0.05%
2016 235,781 −119 −0.05%
2015 235,900 −119 −0.05%
2014 236,019 −119 −0.05%
2013 236,138 −119 −0.05%
2012 236,256 −119 −0.05%
2011 236,375 −119 −0.05%
2010 236,494 −51 −0.02%
2009 236,545 −51 −0.02%
2008 236,595 −51 −0.02%
2007 236,646 −51 −0.02%
2006 236,696 −51 −0.02%
2005 236,747 −51 −0.02%
2004 236,798 −51 −0.02%
2003 236,848 −51 −0.02%
2002 236,899 −51 −0.02%
2001 236,949 −51 −0.02%
2000 237,000 −62 −0.03%
1999 237,062 −62 −0.03%
1998 237,123 −62 −0.03%
1997 237,185 −62 −0.03%
1996 237,246 −62 −0.03%
1995 237,308 −62 −0.03%
1994 237,370 −62 −0.03%
1993 237,431 −62 −0.03%
1992 237,493 −62 −0.03%
1991 237,555 −62 −0.03%
1990 237,616

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.