Change in total mangrove area in Gabon
Gabon: Change in total mangrove area was -0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Change in total mangrove area in Gabon, 2007–2020
Source: UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -0.7% for change in total mangrove area in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.5% on the previous year and down 238.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in total mangrove area in Gabon peaked at -0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2020.
Gabon ranks 49th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Change in total mangrove area in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.1% | — |
| 2008 | -0.3% | +107.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -40.7% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +31.2% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | +76.2% |
| 2016 | -0.7% | +75.7% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -7.7% |
| 2018 | -0.6% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | -0.7% | +36.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.3%, 55% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 47% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.2% | -0.3% | -0.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -0.7% | -0.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | -0.7% | -0.7% | -0.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 46 Democratic Republic of Congo -0.5% compare
- 47 Brazil -0.5% compare
- 48 Ghana -0.6% compare
- 50 Samoa -0.8% compare
- 51 El Salvador -0.9% compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago -1.0% 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 change in total mangrove area in Gabon?
- Change in total mangrove area in Gabon was -0.7% in 2020, according to UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change in total mangrove area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest change in total mangrove area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for change in total mangrove area?
- Gabon ranks 49th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is change in total mangrove area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 238.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Change in total mangrove area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mangrove total area change (%).