Non-agricultural population in Gabon
Gabon: Non-agricultural population was 1.18 million FAO, number in 2012. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural population in Gabon, 1980–2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural population in Gabon is 1.18 million FAO, number, measured in 2012. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural population in Gabon peaked at 1.18 million FAO, number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 235,000 FAO, number, in 1980.
Gabon ranks 43rd of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 323,300 FAO, number | 235,000 FAO, number | 424,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 1990s | 589,200 FAO, number | 450,000 FAO, number | 735,000 FAO, number | 10 |
| 2000s | 922,300 FAO, number | 769,000 FAO, number | 1.08 million FAO, number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.15 million FAO, number | 1.12 million FAO, number | 1.18 million FAO, number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 non-agricultural population in Gabon?
- Non-agricultural population in Gabon was 1.18 million FAO, number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest non-agricultural population recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million FAO, number in 2012.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural population recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,000 FAO, number in 1980.
- How does Gabon rank for non-agricultural population?
- Gabon ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is non-agricultural population rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Non-agricultural population (FAO, number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The non-agricultural population is obtained as a residual of agricultural population from the total population.