Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Gabon
Gabon: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures was 16,582 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
16,582 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
16,582 Square kilometres
in 2013
All-time low
15,324 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 16,582 Square kilometres for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Gabon peaked at 16,582 Square kilometres in 2013 and was at its lowest, 15,324 Square kilometres, in 1961.
That places Gabon 83rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15,324 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15,324 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15,365 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 15,377 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15,419 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 15,460 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 15,412 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 15,474 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 15,535 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 15,597 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 15,658 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 15,720 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 15,771 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 15,821 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 15,872 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15,922 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 15,973 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 16,024 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 16,074 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16,125 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 16,175 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 16,226 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 16,345 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16,464 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16,582 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 16,582 Square kilometres is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17,666 Square kilometres, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 16,582 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60,000 Square kilometres, 28% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15,324 Square kilometres | 15,324 Square kilometres | 15,324 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,324 Square kilometres | 15,324 Square kilometres | 15,324 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,324 Square kilometres | 15,324 Square kilometres | 15,324 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 15,462 Square kilometres | 15,324 Square kilometres | 15,658 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 15,948 Square kilometres | 15,720 Square kilometres | 16,175 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,511 Square kilometres | 16,226 Square kilometres | 16,582 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,582 Square kilometres | 16,582 Square kilometres | 16,582 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 80 Malawi 18,500 Square kilometres compare
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- 82 Djibouti 17,000 Square kilometres compare
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- 85 Panama 15,090 Square kilometres compare
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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 in Gabon?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures in Gabon was 16,582 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 16,582 Square kilometres in 2013.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,324 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures?
- Gabon ranks 83rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures 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 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata