What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gabon and Gambia?

40,000 hectares, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia?

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Gambia: Arable and permanent cropland

Gabon

495,000 hectares

in 2011

Gambia

455,000 hectares

in 2011

Gabon rank

41st

Gambia rank

43rd

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Gabon
Gambia

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 495,000 hectares against 455,000 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 40,000 hectares.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Gabon ranks 41st and Gambia ranks 43rd of 52 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	205,000 hectares	128,222 hectares	76,778 hectares	Gabon
1970s	367,900 hectares	159,400 hectares	208,500 hectares	Gabon
1980s	452,000 hectares	184,800 hectares	267,200 hectares	Gabon
1990s	476,900 hectares	195,600 hectares	281,300 hectares	Gabon
2000s	495,000 hectares	328,100 hectares	166,900 hectares	Gabon
2010s	495,000 hectares	455,000 hectares	40,000 hectares	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Gabon or Gambia?: Gabon, at 495,000 hectares against 455,000 hectares in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Gabon and Gambia?: 40,000 hectares, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Gambia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Gambia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Gabon ranks 41st and Gambia ranks 43rd of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. 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