What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita between Gabon and United States?

0.0001 hectares per person, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and United States?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs United States: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita

Gabon

0.0002 hectares per person

in 2024

United States

0.0001 hectares per person

in 2024

Gabon rank

10th

United States rank

12th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita over time

Gabon
United States

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0002 hectares per person against 0.0001 hectares per person in United States, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per person.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 10th and United States ranks 12th of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0003 hectares per person	0.0003 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	United States
2010s	0.0003 hectares per person	0.0002 hectares per person	0.0002 hectares per person	Gabon
2020s	0.0001 hectares per person	0.0002 hectares per person	0 hectares per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita, Gabon or United States?: Gabon, at 0.0002 hectares per person against 0.0001 hectares per person in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita between Gabon and United States?: 0.0001 hectares per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Gabon and United States rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?: Gabon ranks 10th and United States ranks 12th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita
Unit: hectares per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 176 places, 3,995 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.