Mangrove total area change in Gabon
Gabon: Mangrove total area change was -0.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Mangrove total area change in Gabon, 2007–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded -0.7% for mangrove total area change in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 36.9% on the previous year and down 230.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mangrove total area change in Gabon peaked at -0.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.7%, in 2020.
Gabon ranks 53rd of 126 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.
Mangrove total area change in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -0.1% | — |
| 2008 | -0.3% | +103.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2% | -39.8% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +32.0% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | +73.6% |
| 2016 | -0.7% | +75.0% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | -0.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | -0.7% | +36.9% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's -0.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -1.2%, 58% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Gabon's -0.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -1.5%, 47% of the median. (28 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
More development goals data for Gabon
- Red List Index 0.9501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 35.93 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 616.34 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 14 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 13 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 13 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mangrove total area change in Gabon?
- Mangrove total area change in Gabon was -0.7% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest mangrove total area change recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was -0.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest mangrove total area change recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7% in 2020.
- How does Gabon rank for mangrove total area change?
- Gabon ranks 53rd out of 126 countries with data for 2020.
- Is mangrove total area change rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 230.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Mangrove total area change (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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