Gabon vs World: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre

Gabon
0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
2nd
World rank
1st

Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • Gabon
  • World
0.040.060.080.1199020062023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre.

That makes Gabon's figure about 2.9 times World's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 2nd 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 0.0922 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0355 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0567 1000 ha per square kilometre Gabon
2000s 0.092 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0332 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0587 1000 ha per square kilometre Gabon
2010s 0.0918 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre Gabon
2020s 0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre, Gabon or World?
Gabon, at 0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0321 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre between Gabon and World?
0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and World?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gabon and World rank globally for carbon stock change in forests — area, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Carbon stock change in forests — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.