What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gabon?

0.0749 sq. km per person, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gabon?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Gabon: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0197 sq. km per person

in 2023

Gabon

0.0946 sq. km per person

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

3rd

Gabon rank

3rd

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Gabon

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0946 sq. km per person against 0.0197 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0749 sq. km per person.

That makes Gabon's figure about 4.8 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Gabon ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0203 sq. km per person	0.2091 sq. km per person	0.1888 sq. km per person	Gabon
2000s	0.0204 sq. km per person	0.1641 sq. km per person	0.1437 sq. km per person	Gabon
2010s	0.0199 sq. km per person	0.1188 sq. km per person	0.0989 sq. km per person	Gabon
2020s	0.0196 sq. km per person	0.0979 sq. km per person	0.0783 sq. km per person	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Gabon?: Gabon, at 0.0946 sq. km per person against 0.0197 sq. km per person in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gabon?: 0.0749 sq. km per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gabon?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Gabon rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?: Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and Gabon ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit: sq. km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 12 October 2026

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.