Bhutan vs Gabon: Arable land use per person

Bhutan
0.1272 hectares per person
in 2023
Gabon
0.1308 hectares per person
in 2023
Bhutan rank
93rd
Gabon rank
91st

Arable land use per person over time

  • Bhutan
  • Gabon
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.1308 hectares per person against 0.1272 hectares per person in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0036 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Bhutan ahead.

Bhutan ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 91st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Gabon Difference Ahead
1960s 0.3835 hectares per person 0.2358 hectares per person 0.1478 hectares per person Bhutan
1970s 0.3214 hectares per person 0.3532 hectares per person 0.0318 hectares per person Gabon
1980s 0.2797 hectares per person 0.3554 hectares per person 0.0757 hectares per person Gabon
1990s 0.2532 hectares per person 0.2894 hectares per person 0.0362 hectares per person Gabon
2000s 0.2219 hectares per person 0.2252 hectares per person 0.0033 hectares per person Gabon
2010s 0.134 hectares per person 0.1636 hectares per person 0.0296 hectares per person Gabon
2020s 0.1256 hectares per person 0.1353 hectares per person 0.0097 hectares per person Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Bhutan or Gabon?
Gabon, at 0.1308 hectares per person against 0.1272 hectares per person in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Bhutan and Gabon?
0.0036 hectares per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Gabon?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Gabon rank globally for arable land use per person?
Bhutan ranks 93rd and Gabon ranks 91st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.