Libreville
2 km around Petit Paris
Air quality now
AQI 53
12.3%
tree cover
46.6K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Africa · air quality report · 5 cities
Gabon air quality today The AQI right now, city by city
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Gabon average AQI 43 (good). The worst air is in Franceville, at AQI 56, and the cleanest in Port-Gentil, at AQI 11.
None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 40% have Good air.
Average right now
AQI 43
Good
US EPA index, across 5 cities
- cities measured
- 5
- worst air: Franceville
- 56
- cleanest air: Port-Gentil
- 11
- average tree cover
- 37.8%
Updated . Lower is better on the US EPA index: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous. Measured by Airleaf.
Gabon · average AQI 43
Air quality right now in all 5 cities in Gabon
Moderate
Port-Gentil
2 km around Port-Gentil
Air quality now
AQI 11
4.1%
tree cover
59.0K more trees would reach 30% tree cover
Franceville
2 km around Franceville
Air quality now
AQI 56
49.5%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Oyem
2 km around Oyem
Air quality now
AQI 41
49.1%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Moanda
2 km around Moanda
Air quality now
AQI 53
73.8%
tree cover
Healthy tree cover
Across the country
How clean is the air across Gabon today?
None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 40% have Good air. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
5 measured cities
- Good2 (40%)
- Moderate3 (60%)
Every measured city, including model estimates where no ground station is near.
Against everywhere else
How does Gabon compare with other countries?
Right now the cities of Gabon average cleaner air than 68% of the 171 countries Airleaf has enough cities to average, and more tree cover than 83%.
Cleaner air than…
- Gabon
- Beats 68%
More tree cover than…
- Gabon
- Beats 83%
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Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Gabon lost?
Since 2001, Gabon has lost about 571,000 hectares of forest (about 5,700 km²): 2.3% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to shifting farming, so much of it can grow back. About 124,000 hectares (22%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 571,000 haabout 5,700 km²
- Share of its forest
- 2.3%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 124,000 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
Show the figures as a table
| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2,050 ha | 12,700 ha | 14,800 ha |
| 2002 | 2,360 ha | 11,500 ha | 13,800 ha |
| 2003 | 1,870 ha | 14,700 ha | 16,600 ha |
| 2004 | 1,350 ha | 8,670 ha | 10,000 ha |
| 2005 | 2,530 ha | 14,900 ha | 17,500 ha |
| 2006 | 4,460 ha | 14,600 ha | 19,100 ha |
| 2007 | 2,160 ha | 14,200 ha | 16,300 ha |
| 2008 | 3,240 ha | 13,500 ha | 16,800 ha |
| 2009 | 1,670 ha | 16,600 ha | 18,200 ha |
| 2010 | 1,730 ha | 8,660 ha | 10,400 ha |
| 2011 | 4,440 ha | 13,500 ha | 18,000 ha |
| 2012 | 6,030 ha | 11,500 ha | 17,500 ha |
| 2013 | 15,100 ha | 29,200 ha | 44,200 ha |
| 2014 | 11,500 ha | 36,400 ha | 47,900 ha |
| 2015 | 11,200 ha | 14,100 ha | 25,300 ha |
| 2016 | 11,000 ha | 20,700 ha | 31,800 ha |
| 2017 | 13,200 ha | 25,000 ha | 38,200 ha |
| 2018 | 4,940 ha | 22,000 ha | 27,000 ha |
| 2019 | 3,970 ha | 24,200 ha | 28,100 ha |
| 2020 | 2,860 ha | 19,100 ha | 22,000 ha |
| 2021 | 2,270 ha | 16,100 ha | 18,400 ha |
| 2022 | 4,000 ha | 25,200 ha | 29,200 ha |
| 2023 | 2,960 ha | 16,700 ha | 19,600 ha |
| 2024 | 4,350 ha | 24,300 ha | 28,600 ha |
| 2025 | 3,100 ha | 18,800 ha | 21,900 ha |
Forest loss has stayed about the same: about 23,500 hectares a year in 2021–2025, against 29,400 hectares a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2014, when about 47,900 hectares of forest were lost.
What is causing deforestation in Gabon?
- Shifting farmingcan grow back55% · 315,000 ha
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good17% · 97,600 ha
- Loggingcan grow back16% · 91,700 ha
Also: mining and energy, storms, floods and other natural causes, towns and roads, wildfires, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. How it's measured
Gabon as a whole
91.4% of Gabon was forested as of 2024, against a 30% benchmark. That already clears the benchmark — the city reports above show where cover is still thin locally. Source: World Bank (FAO).
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Frequently asked
Air quality in Gabon: your questions answered
What is the air quality in Gabon today?
Right now the 5 cities Airleaf measures in Gabon average AQI 43 (good). The worst air is in Franceville, at AQI 56, and the cleanest in Port-Gentil, at AQI 11. None of the 5 measured cities is over AQI 100 today, and 40% have Good air.
Which city in Gabon has the worst air right now?
Franceville, at AQI 56 (Moderate) on the US EPA index. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Which city in Gabon has the cleanest air right now?
Port-Gentil, at AQI 11 (Good). Both lists rank current readings, from ground stations wherever Gabon has at least three cities with one.
Is the air in Gabon safe to breathe today?
It depends on the city. 2 cities are Good, 3 cities are Moderate. At the national average of AQI 43: Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
How much forest has Gabon lost since 2001?
About 571,000 ha from 2001 to 2025, 2% of the forest it had in 2000, from the University of Maryland's yearly satellite maps of forest loss. 124,000 ha of it was cleared for good, for farms, mines or towns.
How does Airleaf measure air quality in Gabon?
Each city's reading is the US EPA air quality index, from ground monitoring stations where one has reported recently nearby, and from the CAMS atmospheric model elsewhere; each city's report says which. Tree cover is measured over the same 2 km radius in every city, so the cities compare like for like.
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