Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Gabon
Gabon: Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate was -0.0502 % change on previous year in 2023. ▼ Falling
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Gabon, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in Gabon stood at -0.0502 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in Gabon peaked at -0.0211 % change on previous year in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.0506 % change on previous year, in 2022.
Gabon ranks 145th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), annual growth rate in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -0.0261 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | -0.0257 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1995 | -0.0261 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1996 | -0.0261 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0257 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0261 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0257 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2000 | -0.0262 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2001 | -0.0215 % change on previous year | -17.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0211 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2003 | -0.0215 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0211 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2005 | -0.0215 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0215 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | -0.0211 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0216 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0211 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 2010 | -0.0216 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0503 % change on previous year | +133.4% |
| 2012 | -0.0503 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0499 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2014 | -0.0504 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2015 | -0.0504 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0504 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2017 | -0.0505 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2018 | -0.0501 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 2019 | -0.0505 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 2020 | -0.0505 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0506 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2022 | -0.0506 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2023 | -0.0502 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.0502 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.4307 % change on previous year, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -133.4% | -0.0216 % change on previous year | -0.0503 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0259 % change on previous year | -0.0261 % change on previous year | -0.0257 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | -0.0218 % change on previous year | -0.0262 % change on previous year | -0.0211 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0474 % change on previous year | -0.0505 % change on previous year | -0.0216 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0505 % change on previous year | -0.0506 % change on previous year | -0.0502 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 142 Solomon Islands -0.029 % change on previous year compare
- 143 French Guiana -0.0429 % change on previous year compare
- 144 Guyana -0.05 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Congo -0.0684 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Hungary -0.0712 % change on previous year compare
- 148 Suriname -0.0804 % 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 forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in Gabon?
- Forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate in Gabon was -0.0502 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0211 % change on previous year in 2002.
- What is the lowest forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0506 % change on previous year in 2022.
- How does Gabon rank for forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate?
- Gabon ranks 145th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest area, 1000 hectares (not applicable), annual growth rate rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable), 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 Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area, 1000 Hectares International Monetary Fund
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 Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.