What is land area in Gabon?

Land area in Gabon was 257,670 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Gabon?

The highest recorded value was 257,670 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Gabon?

The lowest recorded value was 257,670 sq. km in 1961.

How does Gabon rank for land area?

Gabon ranks 76th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Gabon?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Gabon data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Gabon

Name: Land area in Gabon
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Gabon: Land area was 257,670 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

257,670 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

76th

of 216 countries

All-time high

257,670 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

257,670 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Gabon, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Gabon stood at 257,670 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Gabon peaked at 257,670 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 257,670 sq. km, in 1961.

Gabon ranks 76th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	9
1970s	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	10
1980s	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	10
1990s	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	10
2000s	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	10
2010s	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	10
2020s	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	257,670 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Gabon

73 Italy 295,720 sq. km compare
74 Burkina Faso 273,600 sq. km compare
75 New Zealand 263,310 sq. km compare
77 Ecuador 248,360 sq. km compare
78 Guinea 245,720 sq. km compare
79 United Kingdom 241,930 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Gabon?: Land area in Gabon was 257,670 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 257,670 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 257,670 sq. km in 1961.
How does Gabon rank for land area?: Gabon ranks 76th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Gabon?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gabon data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.