Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita was 95.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 95.8% for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Gabon peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1988.
That places Gabon 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100.0% | — |
| 1962 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 96.9% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 95.0% | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 93.8% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 91.8% | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 89.4% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 87.2% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 86.2% | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 82.8% | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 82.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 81.8% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 77.2% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 75.9% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 86.1% | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 85.3% | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 78.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 84.2% | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 87.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 87.7% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.0% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 92.1% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 90.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.1% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 90.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.6% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 95.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.5%, 1.7× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 95.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.4% | 89.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.6% | 75.9% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 78.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.1% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.6% | 95.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 25 Congo 96.3% compare
- 26 Cape Verde 96.2% compare
- 27 Rwanda 96.0% compare
- 29 Mozambique 95.1% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 95.0% compare
- 31 Burundi 94.6% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Gabon?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita in Gabon was 95.8% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1988.
- How does Gabon rank for share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 28th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of domestic cereal supply allocated to direct human food, rather than animal feed or biofuels. GDP is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs across countries.