Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0116 ha per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Gabon is 0.0116 ha per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0166 ha per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0066 ha per person, in 1972.
Gabon ranks 64th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0106 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0105 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0103 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0102 ha per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0101 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0099 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0098 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0096 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0094 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0092 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.009 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0066 ha per person | -27.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0074 ha per person | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0082 ha per person | +10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.008 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.008 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0082 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0087 ha per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 ha per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.009 ha per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0088 ha per person | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0091 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0099 ha per person | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0103 ha per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0105 ha per person | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0159 ha per person | +51.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0166 ha per person | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0166 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0144 ha per person | -13.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0139 ha per person | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0154 ha per person | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0159 ha per person | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0164 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0165 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0156 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0131 ha per person | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0136 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0125 ha per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0126 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0147 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0138 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.015 ha per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0136 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0129 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0137 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0147 ha per person | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0145 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0146 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0141 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0139 ha per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0132 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.013 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0128 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0124 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0121 ha per person | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0119 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0116 ha per person | -2.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0116 ha per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0097 ha per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0116 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 48% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, 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 | +51.3% | 0.0105 ha per person | 0.0159 ha per person |
| 1972 | -27.0% | 0.009 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.01 ha per person | 0.0094 ha per person | 0.0106 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0082 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.0092 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0088 ha per person | 0.0166 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0149 ha per person | 0.0131 ha per person | 0.0165 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0136 ha per person | 0.0125 ha per person | 0.015 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 ha per person | 0.013 ha per person | 0.0146 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0121 ha per person | 0.0116 ha per person | 0.0128 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Gabon?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Gabon was 0.0116 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0166 ha per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0066 ha per person in 1972.
- How does Gabon rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 64th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.