Coffee bean yields in Gabon
Gabon: Coffee bean yields was 0.38 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Coffee bean yields in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, coffee bean yields in Gabon stood at 0.38 tonnes per hectare.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coffee bean yields in Gabon peaked at 0.5286 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.135 tonnes per hectare, in 1973.
Gabon ranks 58th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Coffee bean yields in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | +29.9% |
| 1963 | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | -23.0% |
| 1964 | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.275 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1967 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1971 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | -33.3% |
| 1972 | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | +50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.135 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2128 tonnes per hectare | +41.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2142 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2837 tonnes per hectare | +32.4% |
| 1978 | 0.356 tonnes per hectare | +25.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1921 tonnes per hectare | -46.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2429 tonnes per hectare | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2273 tonnes per hectare | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | +132.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4242 tonnes per hectare | -19.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1985 | 0.37 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3806 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4789 tonnes per hectare | +25.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4795 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5053 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.3587 tonnes per hectare | -29.0% |
| 1991 | 0.41 tonnes per hectare | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.386 tonnes per hectare | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4267 tonnes per hectare | +10.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3928 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3774 tonnes per hectare | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3662 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3277 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3152 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3205 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.396 tonnes per hectare | +23.6% |
| 2001 | 0.368 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3761 tonnes per hectare | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3764 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3767 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3774 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3786 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3797 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3809 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3856 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.378 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3785 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3789 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3794 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3798 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3803 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3798 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3799 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.38 tonnes per hectare is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6362 tonnes per hectare, 60% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.38 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4357 tonnes per hectare, 87% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Coffee bean yields in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +132.6% | 0.2273 tonnes per hectare | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare |
| 1972 | +50.0% | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.225 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | -46.0% | 0.356 tonnes per hectare | 0.1921 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +41.9% | 0.15 tonnes per hectare | 0.2128 tonnes per hectare |
| 1973 | -40.0% | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | 0.135 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2786 tonnes per hectare | 0.225 tonnes per hectare | 0.3571 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2144 tonnes per hectare | 0.135 tonnes per hectare | 0.356 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4001 tonnes per hectare | 0.2273 tonnes per hectare | 0.5286 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3681 tonnes per hectare | 0.3152 tonnes per hectare | 0.4267 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3789 tonnes per hectare | 0.36 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3801 tonnes per hectare | 0.378 tonnes per hectare | 0.3856 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | 0.3799 tonnes per hectare | 0.38 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 55 East Timor 0.4236 tonnes per hectare compare
- 56 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3946 tonnes per hectare compare
- 57 Guinea 0.3928 tonnes per hectare compare
- 59 Equatorial Guinea 0.3674 tonnes per hectare compare
- 60 Venezuela 0.3501 tonnes per hectare compare
- 61 Central African Republic 0.3443 tonnes per hectare 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 coffee bean yields in Gabon?
- Coffee bean yields in Gabon was 0.38 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coffee bean yields recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5286 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest coffee bean yields recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.135 tonnes per hectare in 1973.
- How does Gabon rank for coffee bean yields?
- Gabon ranks 58th out of 82 countries with data for 2024.
- Is coffee bean yields rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Coffee bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare. Green coffee beans are coffee seeds (beans) that have not yet been roasted.