Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Rice — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested, per capita in Gabon stood at 0.0002 ha per person.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0009 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 ha per person, in 1987.
Gabon ranks 84th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Rice — Area harvested, per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0007 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0009 ha per person | +35.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0005 ha per person | -50.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0007 ha per person | +62.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0007 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0006 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 ha per person | -63.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0006 ha per person | +174.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0007 ha per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0006 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0007 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0005 ha per person | -34.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 ha per person | -18.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 ha per person | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 ha per person | +23.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 ha per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0005 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 ha per person | -41.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 ha per person | +18.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 ha per person | -66.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 ha per person | +133.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 ha per person | +54.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 ha per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 ha per person | +22.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 ha per person | -28.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 ha per person | -47.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 ha per person | +93.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0004 ha per person | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 ha per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 ha per person | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 ha per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 ha per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0002 ha per person | -2.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0037 ha per person, 7% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0002 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0055 ha per person, 5% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +174.8% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0006 ha per person |
| 1988 | +133.4% | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person |
| 1994 | +93.4% | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person |
| 1987 | -66.5% | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person |
| 1964 | +62.0% | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person |
| 1969 | -63.6% | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0006 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0009 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0007 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0001 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0005 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0004 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 ha per person | 0.0002 ha per person | 0.0003 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 81 Puerto Rico 0.0003 ha per person compare
- 82 Congo 0.0003 ha per person compare
- 83 Azerbaijan 0.0003 ha per person compare
- 85 El Salvador 0.0002 ha per person compare
- 86 Hungary 0.0002 ha per person compare
- 87 Mexico 0.0002 ha per person compare
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 rice — area harvested, per capita in Gabon?
- Rice — area harvested, per capita in Gabon was 0.0002 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0009 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 ha per person in 1987.
- How does Gabon rank for rice — area harvested, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 84th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice — 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.
Rice — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Rice — 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
Rice — 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.