Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Gabon
Gabon: Permanent meadows and pastures — Area was 1,278 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Gabon stood at 1,278 1000 ha.
The figure is down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — area in Gabon peaked at 1,323 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,247 1000 ha, in 1994.
That places Gabon 112th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area in Gabon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,248 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,248 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,247 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 1,247 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,254 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 1,257 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1,263 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,289 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1,307 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 1,317 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 1,321 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1,323 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1,323 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 1,320 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1,316 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 1,313 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 1,310 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1,307 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 1,305 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,304 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,302 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,301 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1,301 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,295 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,295 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,292 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,289 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,277 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 1,269 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1,266 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1,270 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,278 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 1,278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,278 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,278 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,170 1000 ha, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1,278 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,716 1000 ha, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,248 1000 ha | 1,248 1000 ha | 1,248 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,248 1000 ha | 1,248 1000 ha | 1,248 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,248 1000 ha | 1,248 1000 ha | 1,248 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,261 1000 ha | 1,247 1000 ha | 1,307 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,315 1000 ha | 1,305 1000 ha | 1,323 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,292 1000 ha | 1,269 1000 ha | 1,304 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,274 1000 ha | 1,266 1000 ha | 1,278 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 permanent meadows and pastures — area in Gabon?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — area in Gabon was 1,278 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,323 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,247 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does Gabon rank for permanent meadows and pastures — area?
- Gabon ranks 112th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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, published as part of Permanent meadows and pastures — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.