Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre was 0.8885 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep — stocks, per square kilometre in Gabon is 0.8885 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep — stocks, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.8885 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1552 An per square kilometre, in 1969.
That places Gabon 129th out of 159 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.
Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1669 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1669 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1785 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 0.1824 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1863 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.194 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 0.194 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.194 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1552 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1552 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.1552 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1669 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1669 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1746 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1824 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3182 An per square kilometre | +74.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3437 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3712 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3881 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4075 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4269 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4463 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4743 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5037 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5336 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.5656 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5798 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5943 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.6091 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6241 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.637 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6521 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6651 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6792 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6947 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7102 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.7257 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7413 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7568 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7684 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7684 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7568 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7568 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7568 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7568 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7568 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7607 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7607 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7607 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7645 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7684 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7762 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.815 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8344 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8451 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8579 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8446 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8367 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8303 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8671 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8742 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8814 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8885 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.8885 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.75 An per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.8885 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.93 An per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +74.5% | 0.1824 An per square kilometre | 0.3182 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1798 An per square kilometre | 0.1552 An per square kilometre | 0.194 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2423 An per square kilometre | 0.1552 An per square kilometre | 0.3881 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5141 An per square kilometre | 0.4075 An per square kilometre | 0.6091 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6886 An per square kilometre | 0.6241 An per square kilometre | 0.7568 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7603 An per square kilometre | 0.7568 An per square kilometre | 0.7684 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8173 An per square kilometre | 0.7645 An per square kilometre | 0.8579 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8778 An per square kilometre | 0.8671 An per square kilometre | 0.8885 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 126 Eswatini 0.9689 An per square kilometre compare
- 127 Angola 0.9363 An per square kilometre compare
- 128 Ukraine 0.8951 An per square kilometre compare
- 130 Poland 0.8832 An per square kilometre compare
- 131 Sweden 0.8313 An per square kilometre compare
- 132 Myanmar 0.8274 An 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)
- 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 sheep — stocks, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Sheep — stocks, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.8885 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8885 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep — stocks, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1552 An per square kilometre in 1969.
- How does Gabon rank for sheep — stocks, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 129th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep — stocks, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 Sheep — Stocks, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep — Stocks 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.
Sheep — Stocks ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep — Stocks 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
Sheep — Stocks 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.