Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0098 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burned area, per capita in Gabon is 0.0098 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 315.7% on the previous year and up 350.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0099 ha per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0005 ha per person, in 2001.
That places Gabon 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0062 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0061 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0059 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0057 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0056 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0054 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0044 ha per person | -19.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0025 ha per person | -44.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 ha per person | -21.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 ha per person | -75.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0043 ha per person | +838.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0028 ha per person | -35.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0099 ha per person | +254.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 ha per person | -47.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 2007 | 0.002 ha per person | -48.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0036 ha per person | +82.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0029 ha per person | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 ha per person | -21.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0055 ha per person | +139.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 ha per person | -59.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0031 ha per person | +38.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 ha per person | -29.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 ha per person | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 ha per person | +115.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0031 ha per person | -20.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0024 ha per person | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0022 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0031 ha per person | +38.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0039 ha per person | +23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 ha per person | -38.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0098 ha per person | +315.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0098 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 102.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0098 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0003 ha per person, 36.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +838.8% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0043 ha per person |
| 2024 | +315.7% | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person |
| 2004 | +254.4% | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0047 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0062 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0037 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0099 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0055 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0043 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0098 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 fires — burned area, per capita in Gabon?
- Forest fires — burned area, per capita in Gabon was 0.0098 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 ha per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0005 ha per person in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for forest fires — burned area, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 350.6%. 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 Forest fires — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Forest fires — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.