Gabon vs World: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Gabon
0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
World
0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Gabon rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Gabon
- World
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre in World, a difference of 0.0595 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 | 0.0921 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0353 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0568 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.092 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0331 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0588 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.0917 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0323 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0594 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0595 1000 ha per square kilometre | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Gabon or World?
- Gabon, at 0.0915 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.032 1000 ha per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Gabon and World?
- 0.0595 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 forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, 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
Forestland — 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.