Deforestation statistics for Gabon

Gabon: Demographic data

Population (2022)	2,225,734
Annual population growth rate (2022)	2.50%
Population density (people/sq km)	9
Net migration	3,260
Fertility rate	4
Median age	23
Urban population share	87%

Gabon: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 257,670

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 24,690,964
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 95.80%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 458,033
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 1.90%

Tropical primary forest
Primary forest extent in 2001 (ha): 22,669,524
Primary forest extent as % of land area: 88.00%
Primary forest extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 91.80%

Primary forest loss from 2002-20 (ha): 250,048
Primary forest loss from 2002-20 as % of 2001 primary forest cover: 1.10%

Primary forest extent in 2020 (ha): 22,419,476
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of land area: 87.00%
Primary forest extent in 2020 as % of 2000 tree cover area: 91%

Gabon: Annual forest and tree cover data

Gabon: Tropical primary forest loss by year All figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2002: 7,002
2003: 10,674
2004: 5,699
2005: 10,816
2006: 10,495
2007: 10,584
2008: 9,314
2009: 11,766
2010: 6,237
2011: 8,689
2012: 9,508
2013: 25,802
2014: 29,149
2015: 15,816
2016: 18,886
2017: 22,916
2018: 12,251
2019: 13,816
2020: 10,629

Gabon: Tree cover loss by year 30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 15,083
2002: 13,852
2003: 16,845
2004: 9,982
2005: 17,699
2006: 19,301
2007: 16,501
2008: 17,367
2009: 18,252
2010: 10,674
2011: 18,161
2012: 17,476
2013: 44,449
2014: 48,752
2015: 25,473
2016: 32,151
2017: 38,644
2018: 26,788
2019: 28,561
2020: 22,022

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Estuaire	1,920,469	6,769	8,251	21,548	17,126	53,694	2.8%
Haut-Ogooué	2,567,017	15,504	12,255	18,056	25,168	70,983	2.8%
Moyen-Ogooué	1,688,551	7,067	6,133	13,348	13,041	39,589	2.3%
Ngounié	3,658,144	8,266	11,899	29,251	29,578	78,994	2.2%
Nyanga	1,915,971	8,880	10,545	12,534	9,703	41,662	2.2%
Ogooué-Ivindo	4,299,671	7,334	11,105	13,229	12,495	44,163	1.0%
Ogooué-Lolo	2,891,774	10,691	8,393	10,112	13,564	42,759	1.5%
Ogooué-Maritime	2,006,858	4,316	4,524	9,264	7,411	25,516	1.3%
Wouleu-Ntem	3,742,510	4,633	8,991	26,969	20,080	60,673	1.6%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Estuaire	Komo	866,403	1,237	2,237	8,005	2,470	13,949	1.6%
Estuaire	Komo-Mondah	420,907	996	1,625	1,708	2,708	7,037	1.7%
Estuaire	Noya	429,236	123	812	869	436	2,239	0.5%
Haut-Ogooué	Léboumbi-Leyou	181,737	2,088	1,321	1,468	2,131	7,007	3.9%
Haut-Ogooué	Léconi-Djoué	258,503	1,418	1,308	1,732	2,744	7,202	2.8%
Haut-Ogooué	Lékoko	480,243	825	892	1,263	1,220	4,201	0.9%
Haut-Ogooué	Mpassa	306,410	1,890	834	2,106	2,664	7,495	2.4%
Haut-Ogooué	Plateaux	40,951	20	19	87	42	168	0.4%
Haut-Ogooué	Sébé-Brikolo	868,392	2,000	2,876	2,882	2,981	10,740	1.2%
Moyen-Ogooué	Abanga-Bigné	863,876	1,711	1,714	1,738	1,182	6,346	0.7%
Moyen-Ogooué	Ogooué et des Lacs	680,387	1,704	2,043	4,052	3,580	11,379	1.7%
Ngounié	Boumi-lowetsi	679,080	455	733	1,824	1,122	4,135	0.6%
Ngounié	Dola	124,645	337	478	708	784	2,308	1.9%
Ngounié	Douya Onoye	444,226	835	1,175	2,077	2,029	6,116	1.4%
Ngounié	Louetsi-Wano	33,562	106	104	154	248	612	1.8%
Ngounié	Ndolou	401,177	918	1,488	2,297	1,649	6,351	1.6%
Ngounié	Ogoulou	918,682	1,032	1,353	1,938	2,643	6,966	0.8%
Ngounié	Tsamba Mangotsi	822,141	1,262	1,817	11,579	12,992	27,649	3.4%
Nyanga	Basse Banio	500,360	831	905	1,471	934	4,141	0.8%
Nyanga	Douigny	135,821	621	694	666	796	2,777	2.0%
Nyanga	Haute-Banio	55,128	35	139	186	77	437	0.8%
Nyanga	Mougoutsi	781,636	1,640	1,874	2,818	2,380	8,711	1.1%
Ogooué-Ivindo	Ivindo	1,715,046	1,344	2,728	2,962	2,157	9,191	0.5%
Ogooué-Ivindo	Lopé	1,037,605	972	3,112	2,770	1,124	7,978	0.8%
Ogooué-Ivindo	Mvoung	447,658	284	745	645	542	2,216	0.5%
Ogooué-Ivindo	Zadié	974,240	609	1,144	1,701	2,069	5,523	0.6%
Ogooué-Lolo	Lolo Bouenguidi	990,101	2,052	1,911	2,164	2,895	9,021	0.9%
Ogooué-Lolo	Lombo-Bouenguidi	284,047	838	882	689	1,306	3,715	1.3%
Ogooué-Lolo	Mouloudnou	1,534,446	2,159	2,618	3,817	4,050	12,644	0.8%
Ogooué-Maritime	Bendjé	507,608	500	821	1,221	1,184	3,726	0.7%
Ogooué-Maritime	Étimboué	730,637	976	1,580	3,085	3,195	8,835	1.2%
Ogooué-Maritime	Ndougou	571,231	497	525	1,131	1,118	3,271	0.6%
Wouleu-Ntem	Haut-Como	186,706	116	203	290	171	780	0.4%
Wouleu-Ntem	Haut-Ntem	1,406,945	339	995	1,423	1,752	4,508	0.3%
Wouleu-Ntem	Ntem	226,163	111	1,371	11,414	5,750	18,645	8.2%
Wouleu-Ntem	Okano	929,546	617	1,049	922	706	3,294	0.4%
Wouleu-Ntem	Woleu	834,043	694	2,273	3,103	2,664	8,735	1.0%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Primary forest extent (2000) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Estuaire	1,716,546	2,356	4,674	10,582	5,614	23,225	1.4%
Haut-Ogooué	2,136,236	8,242	7,251	9,538	11,782	36,813	1.7%
Moyen-Ogooué	1,544,263	3,415	3,758	5,790	4,762	17,726	1.1%
Ngounié	3,423,513	4,945	7,148	20,577	21,467	54,137	1.6%
Nyanga	1,472,944	3,127	3,612	5,141	4,187	16,066	1.1%
Ogooué-Ivindo	4,174,549	3,208	7,729	8,079	5,893	24,909	0.6%
Ogooué-Lolo	2,808,595	5,048	5,410	6,670	8,251	25,379	0.9%
Ogooué-Maritime	1,809,475	1,973	2,925	5,437	5,497	15,831	0.9%
Wouleu-Ntem	3,583,403	1,877	5,891	17,151	11,044	35,963	1.0%

Primary forest loss by year at the subnational area (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Primary forest extent (2001) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-05) ha	Primary forest loss (2006-10) ha	Primary forest loss (2011-15) ha	Primary forest loss (2016-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) ha	Primary forest loss (2001-20) %
Estuaire	Komo	866,403	1,237	2,237	8,005	2,470	13,949	1.6%
Estuaire	Komo-Mondah	420,907	996	1,625	1,708	2,708	7,037	1.7%
Estuaire	Noya	429,236	123	812	869	436	2,239	0.5%
Haut-Ogooué	Léboumbi-Leyou	181,737	2,088	1,321	1,468	2,131	7,007	3.9%
Haut-Ogooué	Léconi-Djoué	258,503	1,418	1,308	1,732	2,744	7,202	2.8%
Haut-Ogooué	Lékoko	480,243	825	892	1,263	1,220	4,201	0.9%
Haut-Ogooué	Mpassa	306,410	1,890	834	2,106	2,664	7,495	2.4%
Haut-Ogooué	Plateaux	40,951	20	19	87	42	168	0.4%
Haut-Ogooué	Sébé-Brikolo	868,392	2,000	2,876	2,882	2,981	10,740	1.2%
Moyen-Ogooué	Abanga-Bigné	863,876	1,711	1,714	1,738	1,182	6,346	0.7%
Moyen-Ogooué	Ogooué et des Lacs	680,387	1,704	2,043	4,052	3,580	11,379	1.7%
Ngounié	Boumi-lowetsi	679,080	455	733	1,824	1,122	4,135	0.6%
Ngounié	Dola	124,645	337	478	708	784	2,308	1.9%
Ngounié	Douya Onoye	444,226	835	1,175	2,077	2,029	6,116	1.4%
Ngounié	Louetsi-Wano	33,562	106	104	154	248	612	1.8%
Ngounié	Ndolou	401,177	918	1,488	2,297	1,649	6,351	1.6%
Ngounié	Ogoulou	918,682	1,032	1,353	1,938	2,643	6,966	0.8%
Ngounié	Tsamba Mangotsi	822,141	1,262	1,817	11,579	12,992	27,649	3.4%
Nyanga	Basse Banio	500,360	831	905	1,471	934	4,141	0.8%
Nyanga	Douigny	135,821	621	694	666	796	2,777	2.0%
Nyanga	Haute-Banio	55,128	35	139	186	77	437	0.8%
Nyanga	Mougoutsi	781,636	1,640	1,874	2,818	2,380	8,711	1.1%
Ogooué-Ivindo	Ivindo	1,715,046	1,344	2,728	2,962	2,157	9,191	0.5%
Ogooué-Ivindo	Lopé	1,037,605	972	3,112	2,770	1,124	7,978	0.8%
Ogooué-Ivindo	Mvoung	447,658	284	745	645	542	2,216	0.5%
Ogooué-Ivindo	Zadié	974,240	609	1,144	1,701	2,069	5,523	0.6%
Ogooué-Lolo	Lolo Bouenguidi	990,101	2,052	1,911	2,164	2,895	9,021	0.9%
Ogooué-Lolo	Lombo-Bouenguidi	284,047	838	882	689	1,306	3,715	1.3%
Ogooué-Lolo	Mouloudnou	1,534,446	2,159	2,618	3,817	4,050	12,644	0.8%
Ogooué-Maritime	Bendjé	507,608	500	821	1,221	1,184	3,726	0.7%
Ogooué-Maritime	Étimboué	730,637	976	1,580	3,085	3,195	8,835	1.2%
Ogooué-Maritime	Ndougou	571,231	497	525	1,131	1,118	3,271	0.6%
Wouleu-Ntem	Haut-Como	186,706	116	203	290	171	780	0.4%
Wouleu-Ntem	Haut-Ntem	1,406,945	339	995	1,423	1,752	4,508	0.3%
Wouleu-Ntem	Ntem	226,163	111	1,371	11,414	5,750	18,645	8.2%
Wouleu-Ntem	Okano	929,546	617	1,049	922	706	3,294	0.4%
Wouleu-Ntem	Woleu	834,043	694	2,273	3,103	2,664	8,735	1.0%

2019 forest data for Gabon | Archived forest data for Gabon | Forest data for Gabon

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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