Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
39th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.0296 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0067 Square kilometres per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.0067 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0296 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0067 Square kilometres per person, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 39th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0292 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0288 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0284 Square kilometres per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0276 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0272 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0268 Square kilometres per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0252 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0247 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0242 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0237 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0231 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0226 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0221 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0215 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0199 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0194 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0189 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0184 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0179 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0174 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0169 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0165 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0152 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0148 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0145 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0141 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0134 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0129 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.012 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0118 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0115 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0112 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0109 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0106 Square kilometres per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0103 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.01 Square kilometres per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0089 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0087 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0084 Square kilometres per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 Square kilometres per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0079 Square kilometres per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0077 Square kilometres per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0075 Square kilometres per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.007 Square kilometres per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | -2.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0067 Square kilometres per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0018 Square kilometres per person, 3.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0067 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0036 Square kilometres per person, 1.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.028 Square kilometres per person | 0.0263 Square kilometres per person | 0.0296 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0234 Square kilometres per person | 0.021 Square kilometres per person | 0.0257 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0182 Square kilometres per person | 0.016 Square kilometres per person | 0.0205 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.014 Square kilometres per person | 0.0126 Square kilometres per person | 0.0156 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.011 Square kilometres per person | 0.0097 Square kilometres per person | 0.0123 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 Square kilometres per person | 0.0073 Square kilometres per person | 0.0094 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0069 Square kilometres per person | 0.0067 Square kilometres per person | 0.0071 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 36 Algeria 0.0071 Square kilometres per person compare
- 37 Ireland 0.0071 Square kilometres per person compare
- 38 Colombia 0.0068 Square kilometres per person compare
- 40 Venezuela 0.0064 Square kilometres per person compare
- 41 Russia 0.0064 Square kilometres per person compare
- 42 New Caledonia 0.006 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 — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Gabon?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Gabon was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0296 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0067 Square kilometres per person in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 39th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 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 — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.