Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Gabon
Gabon: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 18.33 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 18.33 % for arable land — share in agricultural land in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Gabon peaked at 18.58 % in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.46 %, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 170th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 8.91 % | 6.46 % | 11.24 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.41 % | 11.78 % | 17.01 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.55 % | 17.11 % | 17.98 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.31 % | 18.03 % | 18.58 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.95 % | 17.87 % | 18.05 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.18 % | 18.06 % | 18.42 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.37 % | 18.33 % | 18.46 % | 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 — Area 325 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Gabon?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Gabon was 18.33 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 18.58 % in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 % in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Gabon ranks 170th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.