Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon
Gabon: Renewable natural capital per capita, timber was 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ for renewable natural capital per capita, timber in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon peaked at 8,324 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995 and was at its lowest, 4,039 real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.
Gabon ranks 8th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8,324 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 8,115 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 7,912 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 7,713 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 7,519 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 7,327 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 7,137 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 6,949 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 6,762 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 6,576 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 6,389 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 6,200 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 6,009 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 5,820 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 5,630 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 5,439 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5,248 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 5,062 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 4,885 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 4,722 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 4,577 real chained 2019 US$ | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 4,448 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 4,333 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 4,229 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 4,131 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ | -2.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 236.62 real chained 2019 US$, 17.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 556.39 real chained 2019 US$, 7.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,917 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,519 real chained 2019 US$ | 8,324 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 6,480 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,630 real chained 2019 US$ | 7,327 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,708 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,131 real chained 2019 US$ | 5,439 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ | 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
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 renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon?
- Renewable natural capital per capita, timber in Gabon was 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 8,324 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- What is the lowest renewable natural capital per capita, timber recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,039 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for renewable natural capital per capita, timber?
- Gabon ranks 8th out of 151 countries with data for 2020.
- Is renewable natural capital per capita, timber rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Renewable natural capital per capita, timber (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Natural capital includes the valuation of renewable and nonrenewable natural capital. Renewable natural capital includes agricultural land (cropland and pastureland), forests (timber, and three ecosystem services: water, recretion and non-wood forest products), protected areas, mangroves and fisheries. Nonrenewable natural capital includes fossil fuel energy (oil, gas, hard and soft coal) and minerals (bauxite, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, phosphate, silver, tin, and zinc),Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.