Share of cereals allocated to human food in Gabon
Gabon: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 95.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 95.8% for share of cereals allocated to human food in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Gabon peaked at 100.0% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 75.9%, in 1988.
That places Gabon 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 96.4% | 89.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.6% | 75.9% | 89.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.7% | 78.2% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.5% | 88.1% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.9% | 90.8% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.6% | 95.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 25 Congo 96.3% compare
- 26 Cape Verde 96.2% compare
- 27 Rwanda 96.0% compare
- 29 Mozambique 95.1% compare
- 30 Sierra Leone 95.0% compare
- 31 Burundi 94.6% 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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Gabon?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Gabon was 95.8% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1961.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.9% in 1988.
- How does Gabon rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Gabon ranks 28th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.