Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Gabon
Gabon: Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis was 443,399 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
443,399
Change on year
down 30.6%
World rank
48th
of 225 countries
All-time high
638,889
in 2024
All-time low
214,465
in 2002
Years of data
24
2002–2025
Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Gabon, 2002–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 443,399 for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis 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 gwis in Gabon peaked at 638,889 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 214,465, 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 gwis in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 214,465 | — |
| 2003 | 285,432 | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 431,185 | +51.1% |
| 2005 | 301,102 | -30.2% |
| 2006 | 429,081 | +42.5% |
| 2007 | 385,076 | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 492,878 | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 312,779 | -36.5% |
| 2010 | 359,553 | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 479,548 | +33.4% |
| 2012 | 436,101 | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 476,113 | +9.2% |
| 2014 | 332,614 | -30.1% |
| 2015 | 352,491 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 406,649 | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 454,132 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 305,030 | -32.8% |
| 2019 | 468,321 | +53.5% |
| 2020 | 361,249 | -22.9% |
| 2021 | 284,337 | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 514,022 | +80.8% |
| 2023 | 378,100 | -26.4% |
| 2024 | 638,889 | +69.0% |
| 2025 | 443,399 | -30.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 443,399 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,022, 19.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 443,399 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.23 million, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 356,500 | 214,465 | 492,878 | 8 |
| 2010s | 407,055 | 305,030 | 479,548 | 10 |
| 2020s | 436,666 | 284,337 | 638,889 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 gwis in Gabon?
- Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis in Gabon was 443,399 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 638,889 in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual area burnt by wildfires gwis recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,465 in 2002.
- How does Gabon rank for annual area burnt by wildfires gwis?
- Gabon ranks 48th out of 225 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual area burnt by wildfires gwis 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual area burnt by wildfires gwis. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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