Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita was 0.0118 hectares per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2024, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Gabon stood at 0.0118 hectares per person.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0169 hectares per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0072 hectares per person, in 1972.
That places Gabon 143rd out of 181 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.
Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0113 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0114 hectares per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0108 hectares per person | -5.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0109 hectares per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0108 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0106 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0104 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0102 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0098 hectares per person | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0097 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0072 hectares per person | -25.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0081 hectares per person | +12.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0086 hectares per person | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0084 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0083 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0086 hectares per person | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0093 hectares per person | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0095 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0094 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0096 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0104 hectares per person | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0106 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0108 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0162 hectares per person | +49.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0167 hectares per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0169 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0148 hectares per person | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0151 hectares per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0143 hectares per person | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0158 hectares per person | +9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0161 hectares per person | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0168 hectares per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0168 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.016 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0135 hectares per person | -15.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0141 hectares per person | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.014 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0129 hectares per person | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.013 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0128 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 hectares per person | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 hectares per person | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0154 hectares per person | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0139 hectares per person | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0131 hectares per person | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.014 hectares per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0151 hectares per person | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0149 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0149 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0147 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0144 hectares per person | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0142 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.014 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0138 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0136 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0134 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0132 hectares per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.013 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0126 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0124 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0121 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0118 hectares per person | -2.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0118 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0524 hectares per person, 23% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0118 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.075 hectares per person, 16% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +49.6% | 0.0108 hectares per person | 0.0162 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0107 hectares per person | 0.0097 hectares per person | 0.0114 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0087 hectares per person | 0.0072 hectares per person | 0.0098 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0125 hectares per person | 0.0094 hectares per person | 0.0169 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0153 hectares per person | 0.0135 hectares per person | 0.0168 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0139 hectares per person | 0.0128 hectares per person | 0.0154 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0141 hectares per person | 0.0132 hectares per person | 0.0149 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0124 hectares per person | 0.0118 hectares per person | 0.013 hectares per person | 5 |
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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 land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Gabon?
- Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita in Gabon was 0.0118 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0169 hectares per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest land under cereal production (hectares), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0072 hectares per person in 1972.
- How does Gabon rank for land under cereal production (hectares), per capita?
- Gabon ranks 143rd out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land under cereal production (hectares), per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. 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 Land under cereal production (hectares), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land under cereal production (hectares) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land under cereal production FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Land under cereal production (hectares) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.