Meat production in Gabon
Gabon: Meat production was 41,673 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 41,673 tonnes for meat production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Gabon peaked at 41,673 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,862 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Gabon 150th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21,019 tonnes | 17,862 tonnes | 22,558 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 23,337 tonnes | 22,662 tonnes | 24,343 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,141 tonnes | 24,286 tonnes | 26,426 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,788 tonnes | 26,359 tonnes | 31,900 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,194 tonnes | 32,508 tonnes | 35,833 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,554 tonnes | 36,292 tonnes | 40,160 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,058 tonnes | 40,444 tonnes | 41,673 tonnes | 5 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat production in Gabon?
- Meat production in Gabon was 41,673 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat production recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 41,673 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,862 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for meat production?
- Gabon ranks 150th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.