What is land area in Gabon?

Land area in Gabon was 25.77 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Gabon?

The highest recorded value was 25.77 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Gabon?

The lowest recorded value was 25.77 million hectares in 1961.

How does Gabon rank for land area?

Gabon ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Gabon?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Gabon data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Gabon

Name: Land area in Gabon
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Gabon: Land area was 25.77 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

25.77 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

29th

of 53 countries

All-time high

25.77 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

25.77 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Gabon, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for land area in Gabon is 25.77 million hectares, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Gabon peaked at 25.77 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 25.77 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Gabon 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	9
1970s	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	10
1980s	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	10
1990s	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	10
2000s	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	10
2010s	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	25.77 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Gabon

26 Congo 34.15 million hectares compare
27 Cote d'Ivoire 31.80 million hectares compare
28 Burkina Faso 27.36 million hectares compare
30 Guinea 24.57 million hectares compare
31 Ghana 22.75 million hectares compare
32 Uganda 19.98 million hectares compare

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More agriculture & rural data for Gabon

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.45 billion current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.8% (2025)
Rural population 205,177 (2025)
Rural population growth -0.7% (2025)
Rural population 7.9% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
Land under cereal production 30,075 hectares (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Gabon?: Land area in Gabon was 25.77 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Gabon?: The highest recorded value was 25.77 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Gabon?: The lowest recorded value was 25.77 million hectares in 1961.
How does Gabon rank for land area?: Gabon ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Gabon?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gabon data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.