Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
168th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Gabon is 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gabon 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0055 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0057 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0058 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.006 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0061 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0062 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0393 1000 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0487 1000 ha per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0063 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0059 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0066 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0067 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.007 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0068 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 165 Belize 0.008 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 166 Finland 0.0075 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 167 Sweden 0.0073 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 169 Canada 0.0065 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 170 Qatar 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 171 United Arab Emirates 0.0056 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Agricultural land — area, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.0069 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for agricultural land — area, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 168th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural land — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agricultural land — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural land — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agricultural land — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.