Arable land use per person in Gabon
Gabon: Arable land use per person was 0.1308 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land use per person in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Gabon is 0.1308 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Gabon peaked at 0.4035 hectares per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.1308 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Gabon 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2358 hectares per person | 0.1737 hectares per person | 0.2915 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3532 hectares per person | 0.3021 hectares per person | 0.4035 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3554 hectares per person | 0.3228 hectares per person | 0.3888 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2894 hectares per person | 0.2615 hectares per person | 0.3161 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2252 hectares per person | 0.1956 hectares per person | 0.2548 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1636 hectares per person | 0.1433 hectares per person | 0.189 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1353 hectares per person | 0.1308 hectares per person | 0.1399 hectares per person | 4 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.275 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Gabon?
- Arable land use per person in Gabon was 0.1308 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4035 hectares per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1308 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for arable land use per person?
- Gabon ranks 91st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.