Gabon vs World: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita
Gabon
0.0091 1000 ha per person
in 2025
World
0.0005 1000 ha per person
in 2025
Gabon rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita over time
- Gabon
- World
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.0091 1000 ha per person against 0.0005 1000 ha per person in World, a difference of 0.0086 1000 ha per person.
That makes Gabon's figure about 18.0 times World's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0215 1000 ha per person | 0.0008 1000 ha per person | 0.0207 1000 ha per person | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.0164 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0158 1000 ha per person | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.0119 1000 ha per person | 0.0006 1000 ha per person | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.0096 1000 ha per person | 0.0005 1000 ha per person | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita, Gabon or World?
- Gabon, at 0.0091 1000 ha per person against 0.0005 1000 ha per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita between Gabon and World?
- 0.0086 1000 ha per person, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Gabon and World rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.