Which has higher cropland area, Eritrea or Gabon?

Eritrea, at 368,082 against 333,470 in Gabon as of 2010.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Gabon: Cropland area

Eritrea

368,082

in 2010

Gabon

333,470

in 2010

Eritrea rank

130th

Gabon rank

132nd

Cropland area over time

Eritrea
Gabon

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 368,082 against 333,470 in Gabon, a difference of 34,612.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Gabon ahead.

Eritrea ranks 130th and Gabon ranks 132nd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 14 and Gabon in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Gabon	Difference	Ahead
1780s	57,764	78,395	20,631	Gabon
1790s	60,119	79,780	19,661	Gabon
1800s	62,444	81,166	18,722	Gabon
1810s	64,860	82,801	17,941	Gabon
1820s	68,437	84,926	16,489	Gabon
1830s	73,659	87,018	13,359	Gabon
1840s	79,447	89,084	9,637	Gabon
1850s	85,206	91,240	6,034	Gabon
1860s	91,472	93,144	1,672	Gabon
1870s	97,589	96,397	1,192	Eritrea
1880s	104,184	99,740	4,444	Eritrea
1890s	110,867	101,603	9,264	Eritrea
1900s	117,998	102,507	15,491	Eritrea
1910s	126,267	105,874	20,393	Eritrea
1920s	162,834	112,817	50,017	Eritrea
1930s	211,777	121,480	90,297	Eritrea
1940s	263,743	130,870	132,873	Eritrea
1950s	322,414	141,231	181,183	Eritrea
1960s	386,303	149,255	237,048	Eritrea
1970s	423,802	258,125	165,677	Eritrea
1980s	432,167	405,658	26,509	Eritrea
1990s	343,912	400,396	56,484	Gabon
2000s	360,156	335,177	24,979	Eritrea
2010s	368,082	333,470	34,612	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland area, Eritrea or Gabon?: Eritrea, at 368,082 against 333,470 in Gabon as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland area between Eritrea and Gabon?: 34,612, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Gabon?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Eritrea and Gabon rank globally for cropland area?: Eritrea ranks 130th and Gabon ranks 132nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cropland area
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.