Grazing land use over the long term in Gabon
Gabon: Grazing land use over the long term was 1.66 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.66 million
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.66 million
in 2013
All-time low
322,819
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Grazing land use over the long term in Gabon, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grazing land use over the long term in Gabon is 1.66 million, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, grazing land use over the long term in Gabon peaked at 1.66 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 322,819, in 1000.
That places Gabon 92nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Grazing land use over the long term in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 322,819 | — |
| 1100 | 359,346 | +11.3% |
| 1200 | 399,103 | +11.1% |
| 1300 | 442,070 | +10.8% |
| 1400 | 488,076 | +10.4% |
| 1500 | 536,723 | +10.0% |
| 1600 | 587,250 | +9.4% |
| 1700 | 638,333 | +8.7% |
| 1710 | 665,093 | +4.2% |
| 1720 | 692,304 | +4.1% |
| 1730 | 719,127 | +3.9% |
| 1740 | 745,554 | +3.7% |
| 1750 | 771,578 | +3.5% |
| 1760 | 797,190 | +3.3% |
| 1770 | 822,384 | +3.2% |
| 1780 | 847,151 | +3.0% |
| 1790 | 871,481 | +2.9% |
| 1800 | 895,366 | +2.7% |
| 1810 | 918,796 | +2.6% |
| 1820 | 941,762 | +2.5% |
| 1830 | 964,252 | +2.4% |
| 1840 | 986,255 | +2.3% |
| 1850 | 1.01 million | +2.2% |
| 1860 | 1.06 million | +5.4% |
| 1870 | 1.12 million | +5.4% |
| 1880 | 1.19 million | +6.4% |
| 1890 | 1.27 million | +6.4% |
| 1900 | 1.20 million | -5.6% |
| 1910 | 1.07 million | -10.3% |
| 1920 | 1.00 million | -6.6% |
| 1930 | 1.13 million | +12.8% |
| 1940 | 1.26 million | +11.7% |
| 1950 | 1.47 million | +16.2% |
| 1951 | 1.47 million | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 1.48 million | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 1.48 million | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.48 million | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.49 million | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.49 million | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 1.50 million | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 1.51 million | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 1.52 million | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 1.53 million | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.53 million | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.54 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.54 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.54 million | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 1.55 million | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.54 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.55 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 1.55 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.56 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.57 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 1.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.58 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.62 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.62 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1.65 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 1.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.66 million | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1.66 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1.66 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.45 million, 26% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 322,819 | 322,819 | 322,819 | 1 |
| 1100s | 359,346 | 359,346 | 359,346 | 1 |
| 1200s | 399,103 | 399,103 | 399,103 | 1 |
| 1300s | 442,070 | 442,070 | 442,070 | 1 |
| 1400s | 488,076 | 488,076 | 488,076 | 1 |
| 1500s | 536,723 | 536,723 | 536,723 | 1 |
| 1600s | 587,250 | 587,250 | 587,250 | 1 |
| 1700s | 638,333 | 638,333 | 638,333 | 1 |
| 1710s | 665,093 | 665,093 | 665,093 | 1 |
| 1720s | 692,304 | 692,304 | 692,304 | 1 |
| 1730s | 719,127 | 719,127 | 719,127 | 1 |
| 1740s | 745,554 | 745,554 | 745,554 | 1 |
| 1750s | 771,578 | 771,578 | 771,578 | 1 |
| 1760s | 797,190 | 797,190 | 797,190 | 1 |
| 1770s | 822,384 | 822,384 | 822,384 | 1 |
| 1780s | 847,151 | 847,151 | 847,151 | 1 |
| 1790s | 871,481 | 871,481 | 871,481 | 1 |
| 1800s | 895,366 | 895,366 | 895,366 | 1 |
| 1810s | 918,796 | 918,796 | 918,796 | 1 |
| 1820s | 941,762 | 941,762 | 941,762 | 1 |
| 1830s | 964,252 | 964,252 | 964,252 | 1 |
| 1840s | 986,255 | 986,255 | 986,255 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.01 million | 1.01 million | 1.01 million | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.06 million | 1.06 million | 1.06 million | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.12 million | 1.12 million | 1.12 million | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.19 million | 1.19 million | 1.19 million | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.27 million | 1.27 million | 1.27 million | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.20 million | 1.20 million | 1.20 million | 1 |
| 1910s | 1.07 million | 1.07 million | 1.07 million | 1 |
| 1920s | 1.00 million | 1.00 million | 1.00 million | 1 |
| 1930s | 1.13 million | 1.13 million | 1.13 million | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.26 million | 1.26 million | 1.26 million | 1 |
| 1950s | 1.49 million | 1.47 million | 1.52 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.53 million | 1.53 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.53 million | 1.53 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million | 1.53 million | 1.53 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 million | 1.53 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 1.57 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.65 million | 1.62 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 1.66 million | 6 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.6395 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 6.44 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -50 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grazing land use over the long term in Gabon?
- Grazing land use over the long term in Gabon was 1.66 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest grazing land use over the long term recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 322,819 in 1000.
- How does Gabon rank for grazing land use over the long term?
- Gabon ranks 92nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is grazing land use over the long term 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Grazing land use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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