Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gabon
Gabon: Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year was 0.5352 in 2026. ▼ Falling
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gabon, 2012–2026
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.5352 for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gabon peaked at 0.9326 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.5352, in 2026.
Gabon ranks 76th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.9117 | — |
| 2013 | 0.9326 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6586 | -29.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7081 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8 | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7062 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7181 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7628 | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.7853 | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5799 | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7718 | +33.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6779 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7707 | +13.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5916 | -23.2% |
| 2026 | 0.5352 | -9.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.5352 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2444, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.5352 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.47, 36% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7748 | 0.6586 | 0.9326 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.6732 | 0.5352 | 0.7853 | 7 |
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 share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gabon?
- Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year in Gabon was 0.5352 in 2026, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9326 in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5352 in 2026.
- How does Gabon rank for share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year?
- Gabon ranks 76th out of 236 countries with data for 2026.
- Is share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the total land area burnt by wildfires each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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