Global meat production, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
184th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
0.0693 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production, per square kilometre in Gabon is 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0693 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gabon 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0693 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0733 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0777 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0818 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0838 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0865 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0869 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0874 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0875 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.088 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0884 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.089 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0899 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0909 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0882 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0904 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.092 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0944 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0945 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0944 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0943 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0943 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0948 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0967 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0977 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0993 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1015 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1026 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1047 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1023 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1059 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.109 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1094 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1095 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1131 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1182 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1213 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1238 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.1262 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1275 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1279 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1311 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1331 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1351 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1335 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.1359 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1378 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1391 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1408 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1423 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1458 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1489 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1509 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1515 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1523 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1548 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1559 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.157 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1601 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1581 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1599 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.85 tonnes per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0816 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0693 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0875 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0906 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.088 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0945 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0976 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.0943 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1026 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1117 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1023 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1238 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1327 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1262 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1391 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1496 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1408 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1559 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1593 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.157 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 181 Mongolia 0.2427 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 182 Congo 0.1818 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 183 Botswana 0.1795 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 185 Niger 0.1531 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 186 Mali 0.1452 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 187 Mauritania 0.1301 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1909 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8304 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1617 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0693 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 184th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.