Gabon

Map of Gabon among its neighbours
Region
Africa
Projects
1
Organisations
3
Funders
1

Projects

Gabon results-based forest payments (CAFI)

Jurisdictional REDD+ · Gabon

Mangrove extent

Annual estimates from Global Mangrove Watch, 1985–2025.

Estimated extent in 2025
189,240.6 ha
95% bounds
176,504.1–207,407.1 ha
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Annual mangrove extent estimates for Gabon
YearEstimated extent (ha)95% lower bound (ha)95% upper bound (ha)
1985187,335.7174,727.4205,319.3
1986187,328.4174,720.7205,311.4
1987187,370.4174,759.9205,357.4
1988187,501.6174,882.1205,501.1
1989187,633.6175,005.3205,645.8
1990187,786.7175,148.1205,813.7
1991187,838.9175,196.8205,870.8
1992187,848.1175,205.4205,881
1993187,865.8175,221.9205,900.4
1994187,772.6175,135205,798.2
1995187,773.2175,135.5205,798.8
1996187,764.3175,127.2205,789
1997187,846.1175,203.5205,878.7
1998187,948.3175,298.9205,990.8
1999184,563.4172,141.7202,280.9
2000184,995.9172,545.1202,754.9
2001184,921.9172,476.1202,673.8
2002185,066.4172,610.9202,832.2
2003185,321.4172,848.7203,111.7
2004185,259.2172,790.7203,043.5
2005185,953.8173,438.5203,804.8
2006186,600.3174,041.5204,513.3
2007187,831175,189.4205,862.2
2008188,910.2176,196207,045
2009190,044.6177,254208,288.3
2010189,868.2177,089.5208,095
2011189,374.2176,628.8207,553.6
2012188,542.4175,852.9206,641.8
2013187,801.1175,161.6205,829.5
2014187,193.3174,594.6205,163.3
2015187,483.1174,864.9205,480.9
2016187,774175,136.2205,799.7
2017188,055.3175,398.6206,108
2018188,643175,946.8206,752.2
2019189,575.5176,816.5207,774.2
2020190,087.8177,294.3208,335.6
2021189,963.9177,178.7208,199.8
2022189,563.2176,805.1207,760.7
2023189,150.6176,420.2207,308.5
2024189,196.5176,463207,358.7
2025189,240.6176,504.1207,407.1

The publisher adjusted estimates for global classification accuracy. Earlier years include infilling where satellite imagery was sparse. Accuracy varies by place and year. Figures are shown to at most one decimal place.

Bunting, Hilarides, A. Rosenqvist, Oakes, Castro Brandão Vaz dos Santos, Worthington, J. Rosenqvist, Zanaga, Van De Kerchove, Tadono and Kobayashi (2026). Global Mangrove Watch: Timeseries of Mangrove Extent (v4.1.12). Zenodo. (opens another site) CC BY 4.0 (opens another site)

Organisations working here

Named on a project here, or headquartered here: 3 in all.

Funders behind the projects

Organisations whose role on a project here is a funding one: 1 in all.