Forest fires — Emissions in Gabon
Gabon: Forest fires — Emissions was 0.2836 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions in Gabon is 0.2836 kt, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 324.6% on the previous year and up 478.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions in Gabon peaked at 0.2836 kt in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 kt, in 2001.
That places Gabon 40th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0692 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0692 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0692 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0692 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0692 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0692 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0549 kt | -20.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0313 kt | -43.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0309 kt | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0318 kt | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0255 kt | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 kt | -73.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0656 kt | +864.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0437 kt | -33.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1593 kt | +264.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0859 kt | -46.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0651 kt | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0347 kt | -46.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0656 kt | +89.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0546 kt | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0447 kt | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.111 kt | +148.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0466 kt | -58.0% |
| 2013 | 0.067 kt | +43.8% |
| 2014 | 0.049 kt | -26.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0422 kt | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0937 kt | +122.0% |
| 2017 | 0.077 kt | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0607 kt | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0575 kt | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.06 kt | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0847 kt | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1066 kt | +25.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0668 kt | -37.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2836 kt | +324.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.2836 kt is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0036 kt, 77.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.2836 kt is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0355 kt, 8.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions 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 | +864.7% | 0.0068 kt | 0.0656 kt |
| 2024 | +324.6% | 0.0668 kt | 0.2836 kt |
| 2004 | +264.5% | 0.0437 kt | 0.1593 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0564 kt | 0.0309 kt | 0.0692 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0607 kt | 0.0068 kt | 0.1593 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0649 kt | 0.0422 kt | 0.111 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1203 kt | 0.06 kt | 0.2836 kt | 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 — emissions in Gabon?
- Forest fires — emissions in Gabon was 0.2836 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2836 kt in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 kt in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for forest fires — emissions?
- Gabon ranks 40th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest fires — emissions rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 478.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.