What is land use over the long-term in Gabon?

Land use over the long-term in Gabon was 1.66 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Gabon?

The highest recorded value was 1.66 million hectares in 2013.

What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Gabon?

The lowest recorded value was 322,819 hectares in 1000.

How does Gabon rank for land use over the long-term?

Gabon ranks 92nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.

Is land use over the long-term 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land use over the long-term in Gabon

Name: Land use over the long-term in Gabon
Creator: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Gabon: Land use over the long-term was 1.66 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

1.66 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

92nd

of 202 countries

All-time high

1.66 million hectares

in 2013

All-time low

322,819 hectares

in 1000

Years of data

108

1000–2025

Land use over the long-term in Gabon, 1000–2025

Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land use over the long-term in Gabon is 1.66 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land use over the long-term in Gabon peaked at 1.66 million hectares in 2013 and was at its lowest, 322,819 hectares, in 1000.

Gabon ranks 92nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1000s	322,819 hectares	322,819 hectares	322,819 hectares	1
1100s	359,346 hectares	359,346 hectares	359,346 hectares	1
1200s	399,103 hectares	399,103 hectares	399,103 hectares	1
1300s	442,070 hectares	442,070 hectares	442,070 hectares	1
1400s	488,076 hectares	488,076 hectares	488,076 hectares	1
1500s	536,723 hectares	536,723 hectares	536,723 hectares	1
1600s	587,250 hectares	587,250 hectares	587,250 hectares	1
1700s	638,333 hectares	638,333 hectares	638,333 hectares	1
1710s	665,093 hectares	665,093 hectares	665,093 hectares	1
1720s	692,304 hectares	692,304 hectares	692,304 hectares	1
1730s	719,127 hectares	719,127 hectares	719,127 hectares	1
1740s	745,554 hectares	745,554 hectares	745,554 hectares	1
1750s	771,578 hectares	771,578 hectares	771,578 hectares	1
1760s	797,190 hectares	797,190 hectares	797,190 hectares	1
1770s	822,384 hectares	822,384 hectares	822,384 hectares	1
1780s	847,151 hectares	847,151 hectares	847,151 hectares	1
1790s	871,481 hectares	871,481 hectares	871,481 hectares	1
1800s	895,366 hectares	895,366 hectares	895,366 hectares	1
1810s	918,796 hectares	918,796 hectares	918,796 hectares	1
1820s	941,762 hectares	941,762 hectares	941,762 hectares	1
1830s	964,252 hectares	964,252 hectares	964,252 hectares	1
1840s	986,255 hectares	986,255 hectares	986,255 hectares	1
1850s	1.01 million hectares	1.01 million hectares	1.01 million hectares	1
1860s	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1.06 million hectares	1
1870s	1.12 million hectares	1.12 million hectares	1.12 million hectares	1
1880s	1.19 million hectares	1.19 million hectares	1.19 million hectares	1
1890s	1.27 million hectares	1.27 million hectares	1.27 million hectares	1
1900s	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1.20 million hectares	1
1910s	1.07 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	1.07 million hectares	1
1920s	1.00 million hectares	1.00 million hectares	1.00 million hectares	1
1930s	1.13 million hectares	1.13 million hectares	1.13 million hectares	1
1940s	1.26 million hectares	1.26 million hectares	1.26 million hectares	1
1950s	1.49 million hectares	1.47 million hectares	1.52 million hectares	10
1960s	1.53 million hectares	1.53 million hectares	1.53 million hectares	10
1970s	1.53 million hectares	1.53 million hectares	1.53 million hectares	10
1980s	1.53 million hectares	1.53 million hectares	1.53 million hectares	10
1990s	1.55 million hectares	1.53 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	10
2000s	1.59 million hectares	1.57 million hectares	1.62 million hectares	10
2010s	1.65 million hectares	1.62 million hectares	1.66 million hectares	10
2020s	1.66 million hectares	1.66 million hectares	1.66 million hectares	6

Countries ranked near Gabon

89 Nepal 1.80 million hectares compare
90 Iceland 1.75 million hectares compare
91 Djibouti 1.70 million hectares compare
93 Panama 1.51 million hectares compare
94 Cambodia 1.50 million hectares compare
94 Philippines 1.50 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 202 places →

More environment data for Gabon

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1132 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4374 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1004 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.275 Mt CO2e (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land use over the long-term in Gabon?: Land use over the long-term in Gabon was 1.66 million hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest land use over the long-term recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 1.66 million hectares in 2013.
What is the lowest land use over the long-term recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 322,819 hectares in 1000.
How does Gabon rank for land use over the long-term?: Gabon ranks 92nd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
Is land use over the long-term 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 HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land use over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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