Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Gabon
Gabon: Annual area burnt by wildfires by region was 443,399 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Gabon, 2002–2025
Source: Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 443,399 hectares for annual area burnt by wildfires by region in 2025.
The figure is down 30.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Gabon peaked at 638,889 hectares in 2024 and was at its lowest, 214,465 hectares, in 2002.
Gabon ranks 48th of 225 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Gabon, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 214,465 hectares | — |
| 2003 | 285,432 hectares | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 431,185 hectares | +51.1% |
| 2005 | 301,102 hectares | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 429,081 hectares | +42.5% |
| 2007 | 385,076 hectares | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 492,878 hectares | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 312,779 hectares | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 359,553 hectares | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 479,548 hectares | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 436,101 hectares | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 476,113 hectares | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 332,614 hectares | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 352,491 hectares | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 406,649 hectares | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 454,132 hectares | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 305,030 hectares | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 468,321 hectares | +53.5% |
| 2020 | 361,249 hectares | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 284,337 hectares | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 514,022 hectares | +80.8% |
| 2023 | 378,100 hectares | -26.4% |
| 2024 | 638,889 hectares | +69.0% |
| 2025 | 443,399 hectares | -30.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 443,399 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,022 hectares, 19.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 443,399 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million hectares, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 356,500 hectares | 214,465 hectares | 492,878 hectares | 8 |
| 2010s | 407,055 hectares | 305,030 hectares | 479,548 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 436,666 hectares | 284,337 hectares | 638,889 hectares | 6 |
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More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Gabon?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires by region in Gabon was 443,399 hectares in 2025, according to Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 638,889 hectares in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires by region recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,465 hectares in 2002.
- How does Gabon rank for annual area burnt by wildfires by region?
- Gabon ranks 48th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires by region rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires by region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total land area burnt by wildfires each year, in hectares, across all land cover types.