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.