Land use hidden — Total area in Gabon
Gabon: Land use hidden — Total area was 267,670 Square kilometres in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
267,670 Square kilometres
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 202 countries
All-time high
267,670 Square kilometres
in 1961
All-time low
267,670 Square kilometres
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Total area in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — total area in Gabon stood at 267,670 Square kilometres. 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 — total area in Gabon peaked at 267,670 Square kilometres in 1961 and was at its lowest, 267,670 Square kilometres, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 69th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land use hidden — Total area in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 267,670 Square kilometres | — |
| 1962 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 267,670 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 267,670 Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 163,820 Square kilometres, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 267,670 Square kilometres is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 270,935 Square kilometres, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 9 |
| 1970s | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1980s | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 267,670 Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 66 Philippines 300,000 Square kilometres compare
- 67 Burkina Faso 274,200 Square kilometres compare
- 68 New Zealand 267,710 Square kilometres compare
- 70 Ecuador 256,370 Square kilometres compare
- 71 Guinea 245,860 Square kilometres compare
- 72 United Kingdom 243,610 Square kilometres 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 — total area in Gabon?
- Land use hidden — total area in Gabon was 267,670 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — total area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 267,670 Square kilometres in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — total area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 267,670 Square kilometres in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for land use hidden — total area?
- Gabon ranks 69th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — total area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — Total area. 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