Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Gabon
Gabon: Land use vs. yield change in cereal production was 476 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Gabon, 1961–2014
Source: World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 476 for land use vs. yield change in cereal production in 2014. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Gabon peaked at 476 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 77, in 1972.
Gabon ranks 10th of 147 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 100 | — |
| 1962 | 102 | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 98 | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 101 | +3.1% |
| 1965 | 100 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 96 | -4.0% |
| 1970 | 100 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 101 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 77 | -23.8% |
| 1973 | 88 | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 96 | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 95 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 103 | +6.2% |
| 1978 | 112 | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 116 | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 121 | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 123 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 130 | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 144 | +10.8% |
| 1984 | 151 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 159 | +5.3% |
| 1986 | 244 | +53.5% |
| 1987 | 258 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 269 | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 242 | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 255 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 248 | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 280 | +12.9% |
| 1993 | 294 | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 314 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 323 | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 315 | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 272 | -13.7% |
| 1998 | 293 | +7.7% |
| 1999 | 297 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 282 | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 291 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 296 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 357 | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 344 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 385 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 359 | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 350 | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 385 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 428 | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 437 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 454 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 464 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 472 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 476 | +0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 476 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 131.5, 3.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 476 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 222, 2.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land use vs. yield change in cereal production 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 | +53.5% | 159 | 244 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.67 | 96 | 102 | 9 |
| 1970s | 98.5 | 77 | 116 | 10 |
| 1980s | 184.1 | 121 | 269 | 10 |
| 1990s | 289.1 | 248 | 323 | 10 |
| 2000s | 347.7 | 282 | 428 | 10 |
| 2010s | 460.6 | 437 | 476 | 5 |
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 land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Gabon?
- Land use vs. yield change in cereal production in Gabon was 476 in 2014, according to World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 476 in 2014.
- What is the lowest land use vs. yield change in cereal production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 77 in 1972.
- How does Gabon rank for land use vs. yield change in cereal production?
- Gabon ranks 10th out of 147 countries with data for 2014.
- Is land use vs. yield change in cereal production rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use vs. yield change in cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indexed change in land used for cereal production versus cereal yields, from 1961 to 2014. Both indexes are measured relative to values in 1961 (i.e. 1961 = 100).