Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Gabon
Gabon: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 4.45 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Gabon is 4.45 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Gabon peaked at 4.45 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Gabon 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.45 1000 ha | 4.45 1000 ha | 4.45 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Gabon
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 0.9 % (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 — Share in Agricultural land 18.33 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 325 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Gabon?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Gabon was 4.45 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.45 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Gabon ranks 164th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. 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.