Cropland per person over the long term in Gabon
Gabon: Cropland per person over the long term was 0.2184 in 2025. β² Rising
Cropland per person over the long term in Gabon, 1000β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland per person over the long term in Gabon is 0.2184, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland per person over the long term in Gabon peaked at 0.6463 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.2184, in 2025.
That places Gabon 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.3194 | 0.3194 | 0.3194 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.3166 | 0.3166 | 0.3166 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.3138 | 0.3138 | 0.3138 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.3109 | 0.3109 | 0.3109 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.308 | 0.308 | 0.308 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.305 | 0.305 | 0.305 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.302 | 0.302 | 0.302 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.2989 | 0.2989 | 0.2989 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.2985 | 0.2985 | 0.2985 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.2982 | 0.2982 | 0.2982 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.2979 | 0.2979 | 0.2979 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.2976 | 0.2976 | 0.2976 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.2973 | 0.2973 | 0.2973 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.297 | 0.297 | 0.297 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.2966 | 0.2966 | 0.2966 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.2963 | 0.2963 | 0.2963 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.296 | 0.296 | 0.296 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.2957 | 0.2957 | 0.2957 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.2954 | 0.2954 | 0.2954 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.295 | 0.295 | 0.295 | 1 |
| 1830s | 0.2947 | 0.2947 | 0.2947 | 1 |
| 1840s | 0.2944 | 0.2944 | 0.2944 | 1 |
| 1850s | 0.2941 | 0.2941 | 0.2941 | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.2938 | 0.2938 | 0.2938 | 1 |
| 1870s | 0.2934 | 0.2934 | 0.2934 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.2931 | 0.2931 | 0.2931 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0.2928 | 0.2928 | 0.2928 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.2925 | 0.2925 | 0.2925 | 1 |
| 1910s | 0.2921 | 0.2921 | 0.2921 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.2918 | 0.2918 | 0.2918 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.2915 | 0.2915 | 0.2915 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.2911 | 0.2911 | 0.2911 | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.2907 | 0.2905 | 0.2908 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3709 | 0.2876 | 0.4584 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5659 | 0.4745 | 0.6463 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5644 | 0.5083 | 0.6213 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4553 | 0.4122 | 0.4967 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3574 | 0.312 | 0.4021 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2661 | 0.2353 | 0.3018 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.224 | 0.2184 | 0.2297 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 64 Zimbabwe 0.2282 compare
- 65 Kyrgyz Republic 0.2271 compare
- 66 Czech Republic 0.226 compare
- 68 South Africa 0.2184 compare
- 69 Sierra Leone 0.2176 compare
- 70 Peru 0.2158 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)
- Agriculture share gdp 6.75 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 6.75 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland per person over the long term in Gabon?
- Cropland per person over the long term in Gabon was 0.2184 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6463 in 1978.
- What is the lowest cropland per person over the long term recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2184 in 2025.
- How does Gabon rank for cropland per person over the long term?
- Gabon ranks 67th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland per person over the long term rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland per person over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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