Country area — Area, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Country area — Area, per capita was 0.0105 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Country area — Area, per capita in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.0105 1000 ha per person for country area — area, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, country area — area, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0516 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Gabon 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Country area — Area, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0516 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.051 1000 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0504 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0497 1000 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.049 1000 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0483 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0475 1000 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0468 1000 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0459 1000 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0449 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.044 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0431 1000 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0422 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0413 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0404 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0395 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0386 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0376 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0367 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0358 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0348 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0339 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.033 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0321 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0312 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0304 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0296 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0288 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.028 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0272 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0265 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0251 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0245 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0238 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0232 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0227 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0221 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0215 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.021 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0204 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0199 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0194 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0188 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0183 1000 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0177 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0172 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0167 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0161 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0156 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.015 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0145 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.014 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0135 1000 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0131 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0127 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0113 1000 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.011 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0108 1000 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0489 1000 ha per person | 0.0459 1000 ha per person | 0.0516 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0408 1000 ha per person | 0.0367 1000 ha per person | 0.0449 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0318 1000 ha per person | 0.028 1000 ha per person | 0.0358 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0242 1000 ha per person | 0.0215 1000 ha per person | 0.0272 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0186 1000 ha per person | 0.0161 1000 ha per person | 0.021 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0135 1000 ha per person | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | 0.0156 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 1000 ha per person | 0.0105 1000 ha per person | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 13 Kazakhstan 0.0132 1000 ha per person compare
- 14 Central African Republic 0.0117 1000 ha per person compare
- 15 Norway 0.0112 1000 ha per person compare
- 17 Bermuda 0.0066 1000 ha per person compare
- 18 Turkmenistan 0.0066 1000 ha per person compare
- 19 New Caledonia 0.0063 1000 ha per person 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, gaps filled 6,415 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Country area — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Land area — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is country area — area, per capita in Gabon?
- Country area — area, per capita in Gabon was 0.0105 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest country area — area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0516 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest country area — area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for country area — area, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is country area — area, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Country area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Country area — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Country area — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Country area — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.