Share of land area that is protected in Gabon
Gabon: Share of land area that is protected was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of land area that is protected in Gabon, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total land area.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 22.6% for share of land area that is protected in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area that is protected in Gabon peaked at 22.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2013.
Gabon ranks 70th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Share of land area that is protected in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of total land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 20.0% | — |
| 2014 | 20.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 22.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.6%, 1.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 22.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.1% | 20.0% | 22.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 22.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 69 Georgia 22.8% compare
- 70 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 22.6% compare
- 70 Tajikistan 22.6% compare
- 73 Hungary 22.3% 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 share of land area that is protected in Gabon?
- Share of land area that is protected in Gabon was 22.6% in 2025, according to Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area that is protected recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of land area that is protected recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for share of land area that is protected?
- Gabon ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of land area that is protected rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet WDPA and WD-OECM data, UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area that is protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Terrestrial protected areas are areas of at least 1,000 hectares that are designated by national authorities in order to preserve their ecosystem services and cultural values.