Rice yields in Gabon
Gabon: Rice yields was 2.8 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Rice yields 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 per hectare.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rice yields in Gabon is 2.8 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Gabon peaked at 2.88 tonnes per hectare in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.15 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Gabon ranks 85th of 123 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.15 tonnes per hectare | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 1.4 tonnes per hectare | 2.38 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.19 tonnes per hectare | 1.72 tonnes per hectare | 2.77 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 tonnes per hectare | 1.99 tonnes per hectare | 2.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.52 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | 2.88 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 tonnes per hectare | 2.79 tonnes per hectare | 2.87 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 82 Cote d'Ivoire 2.94 tonnes per hectare compare
- 83 South Africa 2.91 tonnes per hectare compare
- 84 Angola 2.82 tonnes per hectare compare
- 86 Eswatini 2.71 tonnes per hectare compare
- 87 Haiti 2.62 tonnes per hectare compare
- 88 Madagascar 2.44 tonnes per hectare compare
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 rice yields in Gabon?
- Rice yields in Gabon was 2.8 tonnes per hectare 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 rice yields recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 tonnes per hectare in 2016.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Gabon rank for rice yields?
- Gabon ranks 85th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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 Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.