Protected areas — all countries

Protected areas — Gabon

Protected areas in Gabon in 2025 — 24.4%. Ranked 42 in the world out of 213. Since 2013, the indicator has risen by 12.4 pp.

2025 24.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 42of 213
Period maximum 25.1%2017
Period minimum 12%2013

Trend over time

2013–2025 · % of territory

Protected areas — Gabon, 2013–2025101520253020132015201720192021202320252013: 12%2014: 12.1%2015: 12.1%2016: 12.1%2017: 25.1%2018: 25.1%2019: 25.1%2020: 25.1%2021: 25.1%2022: 25.1%2023: 25.1%2024: 24.5%2025: 24.4%
Change over the period: +12.4 pp Annual average: 1.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Gabon 24.4%
World 16.98%
Protected areas — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.4 −0.1 pp
2024 24.5 −0.6 pp
2023 25.1 +0 pp
2022 25.1 +0 pp
2021 25.1 +0 pp
2020 25.1 +0 pp
2019 25.1 +0 pp
2018 25.1 +0 pp
2017 25.1 +13 pp
2016 12.1 +0 pp
2015 12.1 +0 pp
2014 12.1 +0.1 pp
2013 12

About the indicator

The share of terrestrial and marine protected areas in the total area of a country: national parks, nature reserves, natural monuments, sanctuaries and other IUCN categories. The target set by the Kunming-Montreal framework is 30 percent of land and sea under protection by 2030.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by total area rather than land area: protected areas include marine waters as well.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.