Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita was 0.0421 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Gabon is 0.0421 ha per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 130.2% on the previous year and up 419.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0635 ha per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0028 ha per person, in 2021.
That places Gabon 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0363 ha per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0354 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0344 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0335 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0327 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0318 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0586 ha per person | +84.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0569 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0635 ha per person | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0631 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0382 ha per person | -39.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 ha per person | -91.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0066 ha per person | +91.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0116 ha per person | +76.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0217 ha per person | +86.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0203 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0268 ha per person | +31.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 ha per person | -61.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0382 ha per person | +270.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0034 ha per person | -91.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 ha per person | +29.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0245 ha per person | +461.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0121 ha per person | -50.5% |
| 2013 | 0.029 ha per person | +139.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 ha per person | -72.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 ha per person | +61.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0112 ha per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0053 ha per person | -53.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0044 ha per person | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0208 ha per person | +373.0% |
| 2020 | 0.006 ha per person | -71.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0028 ha per person | -53.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0197 ha per person | +609.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0183 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0421 ha per person | +130.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0421 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 392.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0421 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0001 ha per person, 454.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Woody savanna — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +609.8% | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0197 ha per person |
| 2011 | +461.8% | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.0245 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0446 ha per person | 0.0318 ha per person | 0.0635 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0181 ha per person | 0.0034 ha per person | 0.0382 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 ha per person | 0.0044 ha per person | 0.029 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0178 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person | 0.0421 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 woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Gabon?
- Woody savanna — burned area, per capita in Gabon was 0.0421 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0635 ha per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest woody savanna — burned area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0028 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for woody savanna — burned area, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is woody savanna — burned area, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 419.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Woody savanna — Burned Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Woody savanna — 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.
Woody savanna — Burned Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Woody savanna — 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
Woody savanna — 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.