Ethiopia vs Gabon: Arable land use per person

Ethiopia
0.1274 hectares per person
in 2023
Gabon
0.1308 hectares per person
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
92nd
Gabon rank
91st

Arable land use per person over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Gabon
0.10.20.30.4196119922023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.1308 hectares per person against 0.1274 hectares per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0034 hectares per person.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 92nd and Gabon ranks 91st of 206 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1676 hectares per person 0.2807 hectares per person 0.1131 hectares per person Gabon
2000s 0.1553 hectares per person 0.2252 hectares per person 0.07 hectares per person Gabon
2010s 0.1525 hectares per person 0.1636 hectares per person 0.0112 hectares per person Gabon
2020s 0.1322 hectares per person 0.1353 hectares per person 0.0031 hectares per person Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Ethiopia or Gabon?
Gabon, at 0.1308 hectares per person against 0.1274 hectares per person in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Ethiopia and Gabon?
0.0034 hectares per person, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Gabon?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Gabon rank globally for arable land use per person?
Ethiopia ranks 92nd 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.