Gabon vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre
Gabon
0.016 million t per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0024 million t per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.016 million t per square kilometre against 0.0024 million t per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0136 million t per square kilometre.
That makes Gabon's figure about 6.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Gabon ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0161 million t per square kilometre | 0.003 million t per square kilometre | 0.0131 million t per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.0161 million t per square kilometre | 0.0029 million t per square kilometre | 0.0132 million t per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.0161 million t per square kilometre | 0.0025 million t per square kilometre | 0.0135 million t per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.016 million t per square kilometre | 0.0024 million t per square kilometre | 0.0136 million t per square kilometre | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre, Gabon or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Gabon, at 0.016 million t per square kilometre against 0.0024 million t per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre between Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.0136 million t per square kilometre, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Gabon and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 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.