Gabon
Country in Africa
In brief
Forest cover: 91.4% (2024). World rank 3 of 213; in Africa, 1 of 54. Renewable fresh water, m³ per person: 67,469 (2022). World rank 8 of 183; in Africa, 1 of 53. Water stress, share of fresh water withdrawn: 0.5% (2022). World rank 11 of 178 (1 = best); in Africa, 7 of 53. From 2015 to 2025: protected areas 12.1% → 24.4%. Better than all its neighbours (Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea): air pollution PM2.5. Worse than all its neighbours (Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, and Equatorial Guinea): all greenhouse gases.