Land area — Area, per capita in Gabon

Gabon: Land area — Area, per capita was 0.0101 1000 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0101 1000 ha per person
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
14th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0497 1000 ha per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0101 1000 ha per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Land area — Area, per capita in Gabon, 1961–2024

0.010.020.030.040.05196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area — area, per capita in Gabon is 0.0101 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area — area, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0497 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 1000 ha per person, in 2024.

That places Gabon 14th 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.

Land area — Area, per capita in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Land area — Area, per capita in Gabon, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha per person Change
1961 0.0497 1000 ha per person
1962 0.0491 1000 ha per person -1.2%
1963 0.0485 1000 ha per person -1.3%
1964 0.0478 1000 ha per person -1.3%
1965 0.0472 1000 ha per person -1.4%
1966 0.0465 1000 ha per person -1.5%
1967 0.0458 1000 ha per person -1.5%
1968 0.045 1000 ha per person -1.6%
1969 0.0442 1000 ha per person -1.9%
1970 0.0432 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1971 0.0424 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1972 0.0415 1000 ha per person -2.0%
1973 0.0406 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1974 0.0398 1000 ha per person -2.1%
1975 0.0389 1000 ha per person -2.2%
1976 0.038 1000 ha per person -2.3%
1977 0.0371 1000 ha per person -2.4%
1978 0.0362 1000 ha per person -2.4%
1979 0.0353 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1980 0.0344 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1981 0.0335 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1982 0.0326 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1983 0.0318 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1984 0.0309 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1985 0.0301 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1986 0.0293 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1987 0.0285 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1988 0.0277 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1989 0.0269 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1990 0.0262 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1991 0.0255 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1992 0.0248 1000 ha per person -2.7%
1993 0.0242 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1994 0.0235 1000 ha per person -2.6%
1995 0.0229 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1996 0.0224 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1997 0.0218 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1998 0.0213 1000 ha per person -2.5%
1999 0.0207 1000 ha per person -2.5%
2000 0.0202 1000 ha per person -2.6%
2001 0.0197 1000 ha per person -2.6%
2002 0.0192 1000 ha per person -2.6%
2003 0.0186 1000 ha per person -2.7%
2004 0.0181 1000 ha per person -2.8%
2005 0.0176 1000 ha per person -2.9%
2006 0.0171 1000 ha per person -3.0%
2007 0.0166 1000 ha per person -3.1%
2008 0.016 1000 ha per person -3.2%
2009 0.0155 1000 ha per person -3.3%
2010 0.015 1000 ha per person -3.4%
2011 0.0145 1000 ha per person -3.5%
2012 0.014 1000 ha per person -3.5%
2013 0.0135 1000 ha per person -3.5%
2014 0.013 1000 ha per person -3.3%
2015 0.0126 1000 ha per person -3.1%
2016 0.0123 1000 ha per person -2.8%
2017 0.0119 1000 ha per person -2.6%
2018 0.0116 1000 ha per person -2.5%
2019 0.0114 1000 ha per person -2.4%
2020 0.0111 1000 ha per person -2.4%
2021 0.0108 1000 ha per person -2.3%
2022 0.0106 1000 ha per person -2.2%
2023 0.0104 1000 ha per person -2.2%
2024 0.0101 1000 ha per person -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0471 1000 ha per person 0.0442 1000 ha per person 0.0497 1000 ha per person 9
1970s 0.0393 1000 ha per person 0.0353 1000 ha per person 0.0432 1000 ha per person 10
1980s 0.0306 1000 ha per person 0.0269 1000 ha per person 0.0344 1000 ha per person 10
1990s 0.0233 1000 ha per person 0.0207 1000 ha per person 0.0262 1000 ha per person 10
2000s 0.0179 1000 ha per person 0.0155 1000 ha per person 0.0202 1000 ha per person 10
2010s 0.013 1000 ha per person 0.0114 1000 ha per person 0.015 1000 ha per person 10
2020s 0.0106 1000 ha per person 0.0101 1000 ha per person 0.0111 1000 ha per person 5

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 11 Mauritania 0.0199 1000 ha per person compare
  2. 12 Kazakhstan 0.0131 1000 ha per person compare
  3. 13 Central African Republic 0.0117 1000 ha per person compare
  4. 15 Norway 0.0065 1000 ha per person compare
  5. 16 New Caledonia 0.0063 1000 ha per person compare
  6. 17 Turkmenistan 0.0063 1000 ha per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area — area, per capita in Gabon?
Land area — area, per capita in Gabon was 0.0101 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area — area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.0497 1000 ha per person in 1961.
What is the lowest land area — area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 1000 ha per person in 2024.
How does Gabon rank for land area — area, per capita?
Gabon ranks 14th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is land 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 Land area — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Land area — Area, per capita
Unit
1000 ha per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 11,206 data points, 1961–2024
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Land 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.