What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

0.0803 sq. km per person, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Gabon vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Gabon

0.0946 sq. km per person

in 2023

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

0.0143 sq. km per person

in 2023

Gabon rank

3rd

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

6th

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

Gabon
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.0946 sq. km per person against 0.0143 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.0803 sq. km per person.

That makes Gabon's figure about 6.6 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 3rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2149 sq. km per person	0.0226 sq. km per person	0.1923 sq. km per person	Gabon
2000s	0.1641 sq. km per person	0.0185 sq. km per person	0.1456 sq. km per person	Gabon
2010s	0.1188 sq. km per person	0.0157 sq. km per person	0.1031 sq. km per person	Gabon
2020s	0.0979 sq. km per person	0.0145 sq. km per person	0.0834 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, Gabon or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Gabon, at 0.0946 sq. km per person against 0.0143 sq. km per person in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 0.0803 sq. km per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?: Gabon ranks 3rd and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th of 214 countries.
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.