Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre was 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
136th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2002
All-time low
0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre, in 1994.
That places Gabon 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0123 1000 ha per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0284 1000 ha per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 133 Rwanda 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 134 Philippines 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 135 Bahrain 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 Benin 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 138 Central African Republic 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 Barbados 0.0047 1000 ha per square kilometre 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3678 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.005 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0051 1000 ha per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 1000 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- How does Gabon rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 136th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.