Gabon - Forest area as a share of land area

91.3 (%) in 2021

In 2021, forest area as a share of land area for Gabon was 91.3 %. Forest area as a share of land area of Gabon fell gradually from 91.9 % in 2002 to 91.3 % in 2021.

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Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.