Cropland and pasture per person in Gabon
Gabon: Cropland and pasture per person was 0.2053 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Cropland and pasture per person in Gabon, 1800–2010
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.2053 for cropland and pasture per person in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland and pasture per person in Gabon peaked at 0.5588 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.2053, in 2010.
Gabon ranks 65th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Cropland and pasture per person in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 0.513 | — |
| 1810 | 0.5233 | +2.0% |
| 1820 | 0.5249 | +0.3% |
| 1830 | 0.5052 | -3.8% |
| 1840 | 0.4757 | -5.8% |
| 1850 | 0.4482 | -5.8% |
| 1860 | 0.4201 | -6.3% |
| 1870 | 0.3992 | -5.0% |
| 1880 | 0.3795 | -5.0% |
| 1890 | 0.3551 | -6.4% |
| 1900 | 0.329 | -7.4% |
| 1910 | 0.3121 | -5.1% |
| 1920 | 0.3056 | -2.1% |
| 1930 | 0.3026 | -1.0% |
| 1940 | 0.2999 | -0.9% |
| 1950 | 0.2986 | -0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2979 | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4382 | +47.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5588 | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 0.4219 | -24.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2729 | -35.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2053 | -24.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.2053 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2005, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.2053 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1682, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland and pasture per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +47.1% | 0.2979 | 0.4382 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.513 | 0.513 | 0.513 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.5233 | 0.5233 | 0.5233 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.5249 | 0.5249 | 0.5249 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.5052 | 0.5052 | 0.5052 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.4757 | 0.4757 | 0.4757 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.4482 | 0.4482 | 0.4482 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.4201 | 0.4201 | 0.4201 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.3992 | 0.3992 | 0.3992 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.3795 | 0.3795 | 0.3795 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.3551 | 0.3551 | 0.3551 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.329 | 0.329 | 0.329 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.3121 | 0.3121 | 0.3121 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.3056 | 0.3056 | 0.3056 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.3026 | 0.3026 | 0.3026 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2999 | 0.2999 | 0.2999 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2986 | 0.2986 | 0.2986 | 1 |
| 1960s | 0.2979 | 0.2979 | 0.2979 | 1 |
| 1970s | 0.4382 | 0.4382 | 0.4382 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5588 | 0.5588 | 0.5588 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.4219 | 0.4219 | 0.4219 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2729 | 0.2729 | 0.2729 | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2053 | 0.2053 | 0.2053 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 cropland and pasture per person in Gabon?
- Cropland and pasture per person in Gabon was 0.2053 in 2010, according to Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland and pasture per person recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5588 in 1980.
- What is the lowest cropland and pasture per person recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2053 in 2010.
- How does Gabon rank for cropland and pasture per person?
- Gabon ranks 65th out of 178 countries with data for 2010.
- Is cropland and pasture per person rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland and pasture per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Pasture – land used for livestock grazing – and cropland are measured in hectares per person. The sum of pasture and cropland is the total land used for agriculture.