Agricultural land use in Gabon
Gabon: Agricultural land use was 2.15 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land use in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agricultural land use in Gabon is 2.15 million hectares, 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, agricultural land use in Gabon peaked at 2.15 million hectares in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million hectares, in 1961.
Gabon ranks 118th of 226 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.74 million hectares | 1.68 million hectares | 1.80 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.90 million hectares | 1.81 million hectares | 1.98 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 million hectares | 1.99 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 million hectares | 2.01 million hectares | 2.06 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.09 million hectares | 2.07 million hectares | 2.11 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.12 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.15 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 2.15 million hectares | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.45 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
- Rural population 205,177 (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 7.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 30,075 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Gabon?
- Agricultural land use in Gabon was 2.15 million hectares in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.15 million hectares in 2013.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for agricultural land use?
- Gabon ranks 118th out of 226 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.