Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate was -0.0284 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Gabon, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Gabon is -0.0284 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at -0.0076 % change on previous year in 2003 and was at its lowest, -0.0516 % change on previous year, in 2016.
Gabon ranks 159th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.0307 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -0.0303 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0307 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1994 | -0.0307 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.0303 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1996 | -0.0307 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0303 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1998 | -0.0308 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0308 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0304 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0283 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 2002 | -0.008 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 2003 | -0.0076 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2004 | -0.0076 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.008 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2006 | -0.0076 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2007 | -0.008 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2008 | -0.0076 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0076 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.008 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2011 | -0.0127 % change on previous year | +57.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0515 % change on previous year | +306.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0511 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.0511 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2015 | -0.0512 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0516 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0284 % change on previous year | -45.1% |
| 2018 | -0.0284 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | -0.0288 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2020 | -0.0284 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0284 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0288 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0284 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2024 | -0.0284 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2025 | -0.0284 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -306.7% | -0.0127 % change on previous year | -0.0515 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +71.6% | -0.0283 % change on previous year | -0.008 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -57.9% | -0.008 % change on previous year | -0.0127 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +45.1% | -0.0516 % change on previous year | -0.0284 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0306 % change on previous year | -0.0308 % change on previous year | -0.0303 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -0.0121 % change on previous year | -0.0304 % change on previous year | -0.0076 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0363 % change on previous year | -0.0516 % change on previous year | -0.008 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0285 % change on previous year | -0.0288 % change on previous year | -0.0284 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 156 Ethiopia -0.0146 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Norway -0.0198 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Chile -0.0264 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Solomon Islands -0.0294 % change on previous year compare
- 161 Algeria -0.0396 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Guyana -0.0413 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Gabon?
- Carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate in Gabon was -0.0284 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0076 % change on previous year in 2003.
- What is the lowest carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0516 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Gabon rank for carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is carbon stock change in forests — area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon stock change in forests — Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon stock change in forests — Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.