Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita was 0.1363 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Gabon, 2002–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Gabon is 0.1363 hectares per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.2483 hectares per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1037 hectares per person, in 2021.
That places Gabon 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.1433 hectares per person | — |
| 2003 | 0.1852 hectares per person | +29.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2483 hectares per person | +34.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1629 hectares per person | -34.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2115 hectares per person | +29.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2155 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1932 hectares per person | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1748 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1899 hectares per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2032 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1973 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1856 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1489 hectares per person | -19.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1431 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1577 hectares per person | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1833 hectares per person | +16.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1233 hectares per person | -32.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1438 hectares per person | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1387 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1037 hectares per person | -25.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1682 hectares per person | +62.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1133 hectares per person | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1514 hectares per person | +33.6% |
| 2025 | 0.1363 hectares per person | -10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1918 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.2483 hectares per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.1676 hectares per person | 0.1233 hectares per person | 0.2032 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1353 hectares per person | 0.1037 hectares per person | 0.1682 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 11 Senegal 0.1724 hectares per person compare
- 12 Sudan 0.1615 hectares per person compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.1434 hectares per person compare
- 15 Madagascar 0.0904 hectares per person compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 0.0668 hectares per person compare
- 17 Venezuela 0.0591 hectares per person compare
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 area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Gabon?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita in Gabon was 0.1363 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2483 hectares per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1037 hectares per person in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 14th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.