Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gabon
Gabon: Terrestrial and marine protected areas was 24.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gabon, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of total territorial area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gabon is 24.4%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 101.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gabon peaked at 25.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.0%, in 2013.
That places Gabon 42nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total territorial area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.0% | — |
| 2014 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +107.4% |
| 2018 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 24.4% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.7% | 12.0% | 25.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.4% | 25.1% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Gabon
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1489 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gabon?
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas in Gabon was 24.4% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest terrestrial and marine protected areas recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.0% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for terrestrial and marine protected areas?
- Gabon ranks 42nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial and marine protected areas rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 101.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are totally or partially protected areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities as scientific reserves with limited public access, national parks, natural monuments, nature reserves or wildlife sanctuaries, protected landscapes, and areas managed mainly for sustainable use. Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment. Sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.