Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Grassland — Burned Area, per capita was 0.1436 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burned area, per capita in Gabon stood at 0.1436 ha per person.
The figure is up 22.1% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burned area, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.2704 ha per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0256 ha per person, in 2000.
That places Gabon 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2704 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.2631 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2561 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2494 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2429 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2368 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0367 ha per person | -84.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0331 ha per person | -9.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0378 ha per person | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0443 ha per person | +17.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0256 ha per person | -42.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1031 ha per person | +302.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1523 ha per person | +47.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1867 ha per person | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2395 ha per person | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1712 ha per person | -28.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2081 ha per person | +21.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2144 ha per person | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1987 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1802 ha per person | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1916 ha per person | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2044 ha per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2044 ha per person | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1912 ha per person | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1546 ha per person | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1499 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1647 ha per person | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1846 ha per person | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1296 ha per person | -29.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1465 ha per person | +13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1424 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1064 ha per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1605 ha per person | +50.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1176 ha per person | -26.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1436 ha per person | +22.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1436 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0004 ha per person, 356.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1436 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0356 ha per person, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Grassland — Burned Area, per capita 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 | +302.2% | 0.0256 ha per person | 0.1031 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1671 ha per person | 0.0331 ha per person | 0.2704 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.168 ha per person | 0.0256 ha per person | 0.2395 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1721 ha per person | 0.1296 ha per person | 0.2044 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1341 ha per person | 0.1064 ha per person | 0.1605 ha per person | 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, per capita in Gabon?
- Grassland — burned area, per capita in Gabon was 0.1436 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2704 ha per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland — burned area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0256 ha per person in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for grassland — burned area, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 12th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Grassland — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Grassland — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Grassland — Burned Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Grassland — Burned Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.