Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Land use hidden — Land area, per capita was 0.1037 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1037 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
14th
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.4972 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.1037 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use hidden — land area, per capita in Gabon is 0.1037 Square kilometres per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — land area, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.4972 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1037 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 14th of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Land area, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4972 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4911 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4848 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4784 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4717 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4647 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4576 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4503 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4418 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4324 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.4236 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.415 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4064 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3978 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3891 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3803 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3713 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3623 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3533 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3443 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3353 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3265 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3177 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3091 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3008 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2926 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2846 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2768 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2692 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2619 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2549 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2481 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2416 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2354 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2294 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2237 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2181 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2126 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2073 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.202 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1968 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1916 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1864 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1813 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1761 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1708 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1656 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1603 Square kilometres per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1551 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1498 Square kilometres per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1446 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1395 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1347 Square kilometres per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1302 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1262 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1227 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1195 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1165 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1136 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1109 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1084 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.106 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1037 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1037 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0114 Square kilometres per person, 9.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1037 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.015 Square kilometres per person, 6.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4708 Square kilometres per person | 0.4418 Square kilometres per person | 0.4972 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3931 Square kilometres per person | 0.3533 Square kilometres per person | 0.4324 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3057 Square kilometres per person | 0.2692 Square kilometres per person | 0.3443 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2333 Square kilometres per person | 0.2073 Square kilometres per person | 0.2619 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1786 Square kilometres per person | 0.1551 Square kilometres per person | 0.202 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1297 Square kilometres per person | 0.1136 Square kilometres per person | 0.1498 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1073 Square kilometres per person | 0.1037 Square kilometres per person | 0.1109 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 11 Kazakhstan 0.1328 Square kilometres per person compare
- 12 Central African Republic 0.1209 Square kilometres per person compare
- 13 Russia 0.1139 Square kilometres per person compare
- 15 Bolivia 0.0885 Square kilometres per person compare
- 16 Norway 0.066 Square kilometres per person compare
- 17 Chad 0.0652 Square kilometres 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — land area, per capita in Gabon?
- Land use hidden — land area, per capita in Gabon was 0.1037 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4972 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — land area, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1037 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for land use hidden — land area, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 14th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — land area, per capita 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Land area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Land area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Land area Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- 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
Land use hidden — Land area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.