Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Gabon
Gabon: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 6.88 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 6.88 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Gabon peaked at 7.06 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.4 %, in 1961.
That places Gabon 215th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.64 % | 5.4 % | 5.87 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.27 % | 5.93 % | 6.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.63 % | 6.6 % | 6.67 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.78 % | 6.68 % | 6.99 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.03 % | 6.99 % | 7.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.94 % | 6.85 % | 6.98 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.86 % | 6.83 % | 6.88 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More environment data for Gabon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 4.45 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 4.96 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.08 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,278 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 9.59 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 170 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 18.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 325 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — share in land area in Gabon?
- Agricultural land — share in land area in Gabon was 6.88 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.06 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4 % in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
- Gabon ranks 215th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.