Arable land — Area in Gabon
Gabon: Arable land — Area was 325 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — area in Gabon is 325 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Gabon peaked at 325 1000 ha in 1995 and was at its lowest, 90 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Gabon 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 130 1000 ha | 90 1000 ha | 170 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 233.9 1000 ha | 180 1000 ha | 289 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 300 1000 ha | 291 1000 ha | 309 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 320 1000 ha | 311 1000 ha | 325 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 325 1000 ha | 325 1000 ha | 325 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 325 1000 ha | 325 1000 ha | 325 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 325 1000 ha | 325 1000 ha | 325 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 142 North Macedonia 408 1000 ha compare
- 143 Switzerland 398.38 1000 ha compare
- 144 Papua New Guinea 330 1000 ha compare
- 146 Georgia 274.48 1000 ha compare
- 147 Botswana 260 1000 ha compare
- 148 Israel 257.4 1000 ha compare
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Gabon?
- Arable land — area in Gabon was 325 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 325 1000 ha in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for arable land — area?
- Gabon ranks 145th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Arable 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.