Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Gabon
Gabon: Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area was 4.96 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Gabon is 4.96 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Gabon peaked at 5.14 % in 2002 and was at its lowest, 4.84 %, in 1961.
That places Gabon 178th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.84 % | — |
| 1962 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.84 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.87 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 4.88 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 4.9 % | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5 % | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 5.07 % | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 5.11 % | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 5.13 % | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.14 % | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5.13 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 5.12 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.11 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.08 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.07 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5.06 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.05 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.03 % | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.03 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.01 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 5 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.96 % | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.93 % | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 4.91 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.93 % | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.96 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.96 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 4.96 % | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 4.96 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.64 %, 43% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 4.96 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.74 %, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.84 % | 4.84 % | 4.84 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.84 % | 4.84 % | 4.84 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.84 % | 4.84 % | 4.84 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.89 % | 4.84 % | 5.07 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.11 % | 5.07 % | 5.14 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.02 % | 4.93 % | 5.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.94 % | 4.91 % | 4.96 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.14 % compare
- 176 Philippines 5.03 % compare
- 177 Bahrain 5 % compare
- 179 Benin 4.88 % compare
- 180 Central African Republic 4.8 % compare
- 181 Réunion 4.67 % compare
- 181 Reunion 4.67 % 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)
- 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 — share in land area in Gabon?
- Permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area in Gabon was 4.96 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.14 % in 2002.
- What is the lowest permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.84 % in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area?
- Gabon ranks 178th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent meadows and pastures — share in land area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 — Share in Land 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.