Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Gabon
Gabon: Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square was 1.23 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon is 1.23 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon peaked at 2.94 t per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1256 t per square kilometre, in 2001.
That places Gabon 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square in Gabon, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1.28 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6082 t per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5999 t per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6172 t per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4953 t per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1256 t per square kilometre | -74.6% |
| 2002 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +864.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8076 t per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2004 | 2.94 t per square kilometre | +264.4% |
| 2005 | 1.59 t per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2006 | 1.2 t per square kilometre | -24.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6416 t per square kilometre | -46.6% |
| 2008 | 1.21 t per square kilometre | +88.8% |
| 2009 | 1.01 t per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 0.8256 t per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 2.05 t per square kilometre | +148.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8615 t per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 2013 | 1.24 t per square kilometre | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9063 t per square kilometre | -26.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7801 t per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 1.73 t per square kilometre | +122.0% |
| 2017 | 1.42 t per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 1.12 t per square kilometre | -21.1% |
| 2019 | 1.06 t per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 1.11 t per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 1.57 t per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 1.97 t per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2023 | 1.23 t per square kilometre | -37.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.23 t per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2128 t per square kilometre, 5.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.23 t per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.08 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires: Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry) … square 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% | 0.1256 t per square kilometre | 1.21 t per square kilometre |
| 2004 | +264.4% | 0.8076 t per square kilometre | 2.94 t per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.06 t per square kilometre | 0.5999 t per square kilometre | 1.28 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.12 t per square kilometre | 0.1256 t per square kilometre | 2.94 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 t per square kilometre | 0.7801 t per square kilometre | 2.05 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 t per square kilometre | 1.11 t per square kilometre | 1.97 t per square kilometre | 4 |
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 — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon?
- Forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) in Gabon was 1.23 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 t per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1256 t per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter)?
- Gabon ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter) 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Burning crop residues 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 — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 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.