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Gabon
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP32.05[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita14399.87[$]
Population2.23[millions]
Land Area266408.94[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 51 49.70 -0.30
Ecosystem Vitality 50 53.30 13.40
Biodiversity 10 85.10 24.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 73 89.90 0.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 65 95.20 1.10
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 95.90
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 56 45.20 22.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 13 65.90 NA
Species Protection Index 14 87.40 0.10
Species Habitat Index 16 96.60 -2.10
Ecosystem Services 45 37.70 -1.70
Tree cover loss 37 28.30 -5.90
Grassland loss 131 31.30 -30.70
Wetland loss 1 100.00 51.80
Fisheries 129 7.00 -9.00
Fish Stock Status 108 2.60 -25.80
Marine Trophic Index 75 12.80 NA
Fish caught by trawling 80 5.20 0.80
Acidification 95 66.10 46.60
SO2 growth rate 91 73.10 34.10
NOx growth rate 111 59.20 59.20
Agriculture 128 26.20 -2.30
Pesticide 77 31.80 NA
N Mgmt Index 153 20.60 -4.70
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 121 29.40 6.00
Air Quality 134 25.70 5.30
PM2.5 165 5.80 1.50
Household solid fuels 83 42.10 15.70
Ozone 63 52.60 -23.40
NOx 31 49.90 -3.20
SO2 37 71.00 -0.10
CO 124 42.30 -6.60
VOC 162 8.00 -5.10
Sanitation Drinking Water 128 27.70 9.80
Sanitation 128 28.40 10.30
Drinking water 126 27.20 9.40
Heavy Metals 76 53.40 7.50
Lead 76 53.40 7.50
Waste Management 94 30.50 -1.00
Solid waste 106 28.10 NA
Recycling 60 22.40 0.70
Ocean Plastics 49 43.50 -4.40
Climate Policy 28 56.30 -19.00
Climate Change 28 56.30 -19.00
CO2 growth rate 55 50.30 -14.80
CH4 growth rate 6 88.00 2.60
F-gas growth rate 67 60.60 60.60
N2O growth rate 124 49.70 49.70
Black Carbon growth rate 94 65.20 5.70
Proj. GHG Emissions 43 56.20 -43.80
CO2 from land cover 120 26.30 -35.50
GHG intensity trend 15 81.20 -4.30
GHG per capita 127 34.80 14.40

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Portugal 50.4
Belize 50
Canada 50
Gabon 49.7
Ukraine 49.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Belarus 48.5
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 54.3
Gabon 49.7
Grenada 47.9
Albania 47.1
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Georgia 39.1
Azerbaijan 38.6
Maldives 37.4
Issue Performance
Namibia 50.9
Belize 50
Gabon 49.7
Kiribati 49
Albania 47.1
Ecuador 46.5
Jamaica 45.6
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Bhutan 42.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Government Effectiveness
Gabon 49.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Solomon Islands 35
Iran 34.5
Lesotho 32.3
Guinea 31.6
Cameroon 30.2
Nepal 28.3
Madagascar 28
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Regulatory Quality
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Gabon 49.7
Ecuador 46.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Solomon Islands 35
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Angola 30.5
Cameroon 30.2
Bangladesh 23.1
Voice and Accountability
Gabon 49.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Afghanistan 43.6
Nicaragua 37.7
Russia 37.5
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Myanmar 19.4
Rule of Law
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Gabon 49.7
Ukraine 49.6
Mexico 45.5
Azerbaijan 38.6
Zambia 38.4
Togo 34
Benin 29.6
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Control of Corruption
Gabon 49.7
Paraguay 40.9
Russia 37.5
Honduras 36.5
Guinea 31.6
Kenya 30.8
Angola 30.5
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Bangladesh 23.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United States of America 51.1
Gabon 49.7
Eswatini 44.9
Serbia 43.9
El Salvador 40.8
Guyana 38.5
Zambia 38.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Senegal 33.9
Viet Nam 20.1
Sub-Saharan Africa
Botswana 54
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Namibia 50.9
Gabon 49.7
Djibouti 47.5
Zimbabwe 46.2
Central African Republic 44.9
Eswatini 44.9
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Mauritius 44.8
OPEC
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Gabon 49.7
Venezuela 46.4
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Kuwait 42.4
Republic of Congo 40.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Iran 34.5
Angola 30.5
Algeria 29.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
GAB