Land use in Gabon
Gabon: Land use was 495,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 495,000 hectares for land use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Gabon peaked at 495,000 hectares in 1995 and was at its lowest, 145,000 hectares, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 130th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 205,000 hectares | 145,000 hectares | 265,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 368,000 hectares | 280,000 hectares | 451,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 462,000 hectares | 453,000 hectares | 471,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 486,900 hectares | 473,000 hectares | 495,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 495,000 hectares | 495,000 hectares | 495,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 495,000 hectares | 495,000 hectares | 495,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 495,000 hectares | 495,000 hectares | 495,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 127 New Zealand 592,000 hectares compare
- 128 Costa Rica 544,348 hectares compare
- 129 Armenia 503,400 hectares compare
- 131 Mauritania 460,000 hectares compare
- 132 North Macedonia 456,000 hectares compare
- 133 Gambia 447,000 hectares compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use in Gabon?
- Land use in Gabon was 495,000 hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 495,000 hectares in 1995.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 145,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for land use?
- Gabon ranks 130th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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