Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre was 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Gabon stood at 0.0228 ha per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0544 ha per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 ha per square kilometre, in 2001.
Gabon ranks 48th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 ha per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0114 ha per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0092 ha per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +864.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | +264.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0294 ha per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0119 ha per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre | +88.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0187 ha per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0153 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | +148.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0159 ha per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0229 ha per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 ha per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.032 ha per square kilometre | +121.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0263 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0207 ha per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0197 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0289 ha per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0228 ha per square kilometre | -37.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0228 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.004 ha per square kilometre, 5.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0228 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0207 ha per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre 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 | +864.3% | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0224 ha per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +264.4% | 0.0149 ha per square kilometre | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0196 ha per square kilometre | 0.0111 ha per square kilometre | 0.0237 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0208 ha per square kilometre | 0.0023 ha per square kilometre | 0.0544 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0222 ha per square kilometre | 0.0144 ha per square kilometre | 0.0379 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0272 ha per square kilometre | 0.0205 ha per square kilometre | 0.0364 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 45 Philippines 0.0286 ha per square kilometre compare
- 46 Colombia 0.0259 ha per square kilometre compare
- 47 Georgia 0.0229 ha per square kilometre compare
- 49 Senegal 0.0217 ha per square kilometre compare
- 50 Benin 0.0214 ha per square kilometre compare
- 51 Australia 0.0209 ha per square kilometre 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 fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.0228 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0544 ha per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 ha per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 48th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burned area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Burned Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burned 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.
Forest fires — Burned Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.