Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Gabon
Gabon: Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS was 0.38 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Gabon, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.38 1000 ha for terrestrial barren land — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Gabon peaked at 0.64 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.28 1000 ha, in 2009.
Gabon ranks 147th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS in Gabon, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.47 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.3 1000 ha | -36.2% |
| 2003 | 0.41 1000 ha | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 0.58 1000 ha | +41.5% |
| 2005 | 0.62 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.62 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.45 1000 ha | -27.4% |
| 2009 | 0.28 1000 ha | -37.8% |
| 2010 | 0.34 1000 ha | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.32 1000 ha | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.38 1000 ha | +18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.43 1000 ha | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.34 1000 ha | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.43 1000 ha | +26.5% |
| 2016 | 0.43 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.64 1000 ha | +48.8% |
| 2018 | 0.56 1000 ha | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.51 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.45 1000 ha | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3 1000 ha | -33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.38 1000 ha | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 0.32 1000 ha | -15.8% |
| 2024 | 0.38 1000 ha | +18.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.38 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.38 1000 ha, 16% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.38 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.17 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4811 1000 ha | 0.28 1000 ha | 0.62 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.438 1000 ha | 0.32 1000 ha | 0.64 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.366 1000 ha | 0.3 1000 ha | 0.45 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 146 Central African Republic 0.41 1000 ha compare
- 148 Aruba 0.36 1000 ha compare
- 148 Equatorial Guinea 0.36 1000 ha compare
- 148 Honduras 0.36 1000 ha 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 terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Gabon?
- Terrestrial barren land — area from modis in Gabon was 0.38 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.64 1000 ha in 2017.
- What is the lowest terrestrial barren land — area from modis recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.28 1000 ha in 2009.
- How does Gabon rank for terrestrial barren land — area from modis?
- Gabon ranks 147th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is terrestrial barren land — area from modis rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.