Arable land in Gabon
Gabon: Arable land was 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Gabon is 1.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Gabon peaked at 1.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1961.
That places Gabon 180th out of 206 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Rural population 7.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 205,177 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 30,075 hectares (2024)
- Cereal yield 1,587 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal production 47,737 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Gabon?
- Arable land in Gabon was 1.3% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for arable land?
- Gabon ranks 180th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.