What is forest area in Gabon?

Forest area in Gabon was 234,950 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest forest area recorded in Gabon?

The highest recorded value was 237,616 sq. km in 1990.

What is the lowest forest area recorded in Gabon?

The lowest recorded value was 234,950 sq. km in 2023.

How does Gabon rank for forest area?

Gabon ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.

Is forest area rising or falling in Gabon?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Gabon data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Forest area in Gabon

Name: Forest area in Gabon
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Gabon: Forest area was 234,950 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

234,950 sq. km

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

24th

of 214 countries

All-time high

237,616 sq. km

in 1990

All-time low

234,950 sq. km

in 2023

Years of data

1990–2023

Forest area in Gabon, 1990–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, forest area in Gabon stood at 234,950 sq. km. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area in Gabon peaked at 237,616 sq. km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 234,950 sq. km, in 2023.

Gabon ranks 24th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	237,339 sq. km	237,062 sq. km	237,616 sq. km	10
2000s	236,772 sq. km	236,545 sq. km	237,000 sq. km	10
2010s	235,959 sq. km	235,425 sq. km	236,494 sq. km	10
2020s	235,128 sq. km	234,950 sq. km	235,306 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Gabon

21 Sweden 279,800 sq. km compare
22 Myanmar 276,748 sq. km compare
23 Japan 249,350 sq. km compare
25 Turkey 226,884 sq. km compare
26 Finland 224,090 sq. km compare
27 Central African Republic 222,130 sq. km compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Gabon

Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Rural population 7.9% (2025)
Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
Rural population 205,177 (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Land under cereal production 30,075 hectares (2024)
Cereal yield 1,587 kg per hectare (2024)
Cereal production 47,737 metric tons (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area in Gabon?: Forest area in Gabon was 234,950 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest forest area recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 237,616 sq. km in 1990.
What is the lowest forest area recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 234,950 sq. km in 2023.
How does Gabon rank for forest area?: Gabon ranks 24th out of 214 countries with data for 2023.
Is forest area rising or falling in Gabon?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gabon data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.