Parc national de l'Ivindo
IUCN IINational park · 2002
2 989 km²
Department · GAB
Mvoung
Gabon
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)
Species observed
1 106
Observations
7 194
Area
4 592,1km²
Ecological tissue
Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.
Species present
1 106 distinct species · 7 194 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Climate
Mean T°
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 771mm
Warmest m°
29,6°C
Coldest m°
20,1°C
Elevation: 452 m on average (min 269 m, max 659 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
24,3°C
Annual rain
1 771mm
Warmest month
29,6°C
Coldest month
20,1°C
Mean alt.
452m
Min
269m
Max
659m
Std. dev.
53m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
AwTropical, savannah(100 %)Tropical
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
4,5
Org. C
27,1g/kg
Clay
47,1%
Sand
39,9%
Silt
13,0%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
4,5
Org. C
39,3g/kg
Clay
45,0%
Sand
41,5%
Silt
13,5%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
4,5
Org. C
28,5g/kg
Clay
46,1%
Sand
40,7%
Silt
13,2%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
4,5
Org. C
13,3g/kg
Clay
50,3%
Sand
37,4%
Silt
12,3%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest89.7%
Crops0.2%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil0.0%
Other (grassland, water…)10.1%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology18 basins · 1 lakes · 4 rivers
Hydrology metrics for this exact territory
Stream length here
321,4km
Lake surface here
0,17km²
Basins crossed
18
Max stream order
6
Max drainage
131 075km²
Discharge in basins
1 755,9m³/s
Mean precip.
1 593mm/an
Mean T°
24,4°C
Moisture idx
-0,01
Mean runoff
486mm/an
Mean elev. (basins)
468m
Watersheds crossing here
- Bassin de Mvungsub-area1 256,8 km²overlap1251.03 km²27%
- Bassin de Ogoouésub-area1 883,7 km²overlap1036.00 km²23%
- Bassin de Mvungsub-area561,6 km²overlap551.98 km²12%
- Bassin de Mvoungsub-area818,1 km²overlap388.00 km²8%
- Bassin de Ivindosub-area421,8 km²overlap311.51 km²7%
- Bassin de Mvungsub-area252,6 km²overlap251.45 km²5%
- Bassin de Ivindosub-area750,3 km²overlap248.54 km²5%
- Bassin de Mvungsub-area806,6 km²overlap150.36 km²3%
- Bassin de Mvungsub-area161,5 km²overlap149.76 km²3%
9 more basinssorted by overlap
- Bassin de Ivindosub-area193,7 km²overlap105.38 km²2%
- Bassin de Okanosub-area1 293,7 km²overlap50.30 km²1%
- Bassin de Ivindosub-area583,8 km²overlap44.32 km²1%
- Bassin de Ivindosub-area689,6 km²overlap27.21 km²1%
- Bassin de Ivindosub-area405,7 km²overlap14.71 km²0%
- Bassin de Okanosub-area813,1 km²overlap5.36 km²0%
- Bassin de Kouyésub-area1 893,1 km²overlap3.01 km²0%
- Bassin de Ogoouésub-area733,6 km²overlap3.00 km²0%
- Bassin de Mvoungsub-area289 km²overlap0.19 km²0%
Lakes (1, top by area)
Rivers / streams (4, ord ≥ 4)
Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
0,0nW
Built-up
0,4%
Pesticides
16,0kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas3
IUCN II · 2IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Ivindo National Park
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2021
2 969 km²
Chute du Fleuve Ivindo
IUCN IIWetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) · 2009
1 029 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN