From 2001 to 2022, Gabon lost 506kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 0.4% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Gabon from 2001 to 2022, 506kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Gabon, the top 5 regions were responsible for 67.6% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Ngounié had the most tree cover loss at 86.1kha compared to an average of 56.2 kha.
Between 29 Jan 2023 and 24 Sept 2023 Gabon experienced a total of 3,653 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).