Mountain Green Cover Index in Gabon
Gabon: Mountain Green Cover Index was 99.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.2%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
19th
of 185 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2000
All-time low
99.2%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Mountain Green Cover Index in Gabon, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 99.2% for mountain green cover index in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mountain green cover index in Gabon peaked at 99.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.2%, in 2021.
Gabon ranks 19th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Mountain Green Cover Index in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 99.4% | — |
| 2005 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 99.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.8%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 99.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96.4%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 16 Cambodia 99.4% compare
- 17 Micronesia (country) 99.3% compare
- 18 Solomon Islands 99.3% compare
- 19 Belize 99.2% compare
- 21 Liberia 99.2% compare
- 22 Papua New Guinea 99.1% 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 mountain green cover index in Gabon?
- Mountain green cover index in Gabon was 99.2% in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mountain green cover index recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest mountain green cover index recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.2% in 2021.
- How does Gabon rank for mountain green cover index?
- Gabon ranks 19th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is mountain green cover index rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mountain Green Cover Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Mountain Green Cover Index.