Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Gabon
Gabon: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.27 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Gabon, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Gabon stood at 0.27.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Gabon peaked at 0.2778 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1961.
That places Gabon 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0112 | — |
| 1963 | 0.0345 | +208.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0514 | +49.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0791 | +53.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0904 | +14.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1117 | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1289 | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1458 | +13.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1562 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1616 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1726 | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1791 | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1854 | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.198 | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2049 | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2028 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2026 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2078 | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.2075 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.217 | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2194 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2158 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.219 | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2195 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2165 | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2171 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.2096 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2125 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.25 | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2622 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.262 | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2691 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2727 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2256 | -17.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2632 | +16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2643 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2586 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.2597 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2542 | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2553 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2521 | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2469 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2618 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2636 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2708 | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2727 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.2646 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2682 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2687 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2587 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2646 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2667 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2697 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2778 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2771 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2738 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2744 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.27 | -1.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.27 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3892, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.27 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0218, 12.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +208.0% | 0.0112 | 0.0345 |
| 1965 | +53.9% | 0.0514 | 0.0791 |
| 1964 | +49.0% | 0.0345 | 0.0514 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0726 | 0 | 0.1458 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1871 | 0.1562 | 0.2078 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2154 | 0.2075 | 0.2195 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2587 | 0.2256 | 0.2727 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.261 | 0.2469 | 0.2727 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2702 | 0.2587 | 0.2778 | 10 |
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Gabon?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Gabon was 0.27 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2778 in 2015.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Gabon ranks 96th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.