Grassland — Burned Area in Gabon
Gabon: Grassland — Burned Area was 364,703 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burned Area in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — burned area in Gabon is 364,703 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area in Gabon peaked at 398,126 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 32,707 ha, in 2000.
That places Gabon 33rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area in Gabon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 265,955 ha | — |
| 1991 | 265,955 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 265,955 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 265,955 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 265,955 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 265,955 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 42,222 ha | -84.1% |
| 1997 | 39,080 ha | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 45,768 ha | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 55,083 ha | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 32,707 ha | -40.6% |
| 2001 | 135,038 ha | +312.9% |
| 2002 | 204,812 ha | +51.7% |
| 2003 | 258,045 ha | +26.0% |
| 2004 | 340,512 ha | +32.0% |
| 2005 | 250,565 ha | -26.4% |
| 2006 | 313,949 ha | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 333,652 ha | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 319,313 ha | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 299,332 ha | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 329,485 ha | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 364,319 ha | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 377,418 ha | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 365,708 ha | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 305,828 ha | -16.4% |
| 2015 | 306,021 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 345,855 ha | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 398,126 ha | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 286,809 ha | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 332,327 ha | +15.9% |
| 2020 | 330,618 ha | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 252,894 ha | -23.5% |
| 2022 | 390,240 ha | +54.3% |
| 2023 | 292,258 ha | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 364,703 ha | +24.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 364,703 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,180 ha, 70.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 364,703 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 491,367 ha, 74% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +312.9% | 32,707 ha | 135,038 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 177,788 ha | 39,080 ha | 265,955 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 248,792 ha | 32,707 ha | 340,512 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 341,190 ha | 286,809 ha | 398,126 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 326,143 ha | 252,894 ha | 390,240 ha | 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 grassland — burned area in Gabon?
- Grassland — burned area in Gabon was 364,703 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burned area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 398,126 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 32,707 ha in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for grassland — burned area?
- Gabon ranks 33rd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burned Area. 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.