Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Gabon

Gabon: Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass was 4,122 million t in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
4,122 million t
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
14th
of 215 countries
All-time high
4,160 million t
in 1990
All-time low
4,122 million t
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Gabon, 1990–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200720251990: 4.2k million t1991: 4.2k million t1992: 4.2k million t1993: 4.2k million t1994: 4.2k million t1995: 4.2k million t1996: 4.2k million t1997: 4.2k million t1998: 4.2k million t1999: 4.1k million t2000: 4.1k million t2001: 4.1k million t2002: 4.1k million t2003: 4.1k million t2004: 4.1k million t2005: 4.1k million t2006: 4.1k million t2007: 4.1k million t2008: 4.1k million t2009: 4.1k million t2010: 4.1k million t2011: 4.1k million t2012: 4.1k million t2013: 4.1k million t2014: 4.1k million t2015: 4.1k million t2016: 4.1k million t2017: 4.1k million t2018: 4.1k million t2019: 4.1k million t2020: 4.1k million t2021: 4.1k million t2022: 4.1k million t2023: 4.1k million t2024: 4.1k million t2025: 4.1k million t

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million t.

Analysis

In 2025, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Gabon stood at 4,122 million t. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Gabon peaked at 4,160 million t in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4,122 million t, in 2025.

Gabon ranks 14th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass in Gabon, 1990 to 2025.
Year million t Change
1990 4,160 million t
1991 4,159 million t -0.0%
1992 4,158 million t -0.0%
1993 4,157 million t -0.0%
1994 4,155 million t -0.0%
1995 4,154 million t -0.0%
1996 4,153 million t -0.0%
1997 4,152 million t -0.0%
1998 4,150 million t -0.0%
1999 4,149 million t -0.0%
2000 4,148 million t -0.0%
2001 4,147 million t -0.0%
2002 4,147 million t -0.0%
2003 4,147 million t -0.0%
2004 4,146 million t -0.0%
2005 4,146 million t -0.0%
2006 4,146 million t -0.0%
2007 4,146 million t -0.0%
2008 4,145 million t -0.0%
2009 4,145 million t -0.0%
2010 4,145 million t -0.0%
2011 4,142 million t -0.1%
2012 4,140 million t -0.1%
2013 4,138 million t -0.1%
2014 4,136 million t -0.1%
2015 4,134 million t -0.1%
2016 4,133 million t -0.0%
2017 4,132 million t -0.0%
2018 4,130 million t -0.0%
2019 4,129 million t -0.0%
2020 4,128 million t -0.0%
2021 4,127 million t -0.0%
2022 4,126 million t -0.0%
2023 4,125 million t -0.0%
2024 4,123 million t -0.0%
2025 4,122 million t -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,155 million t 4,149 million t 4,160 million t 10
2000s 4,146 million t 4,145 million t 4,148 million t 10
2010s 4,136 million t 4,129 million t 4,145 million t 10
2020s 4,125 million t 4,122 million t 4,128 million t 6

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 11 Colombia 6,851 million t compare
  2. 12 Central African Republic 6,600 million t compare
  3. 13 Guyana 5,306 million t compare
  4. 15 Argentina 3,850 million t compare
  5. 16 Papua New Guinea 3,777 million t compare
  6. 17 India 3,327 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Gabon?
Forest land — carbon stock in living biomass in Gabon was 4,122 million t in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 4,160 million t in 1990.
What is the lowest forest land — carbon stock in living biomass recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 4,122 million t in 2025.
How does Gabon rank for forest land — carbon stock in living biomass?
Gabon ranks 14th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest land — carbon stock in living biomass rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass
Unit
million t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,484 data points, 1961–2025
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.