Terrestrial protected areas in Gabon
Gabon: Terrestrial protected areas was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Terrestrial 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 land area.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 22.6% for terrestrial protected areas in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial protected areas in Gabon peaked at 22.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2013.
Gabon ranks 70th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Terrestrial protected areas in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.0% | — |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.0% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 69 Georgia 22.8% compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.6% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 22.6% compare
- 73 Hungary 22.3% compare
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 protected areas in Gabon?
- Terrestrial protected areas in Gabon was 22.6% 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 protected areas recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest terrestrial protected areas recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for terrestrial protected areas?
- Gabon ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is terrestrial protected areas rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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 protected areas (% of total land 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 areas, unclassified areas, littoral (intertidal) areas, and sites protected under local or provincial law are excluded.