Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Surface area (sq. km), per capita was 0.1054 sq. km per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for surface area (sq. km), per capita in Gabon is 0.1054 sq. km per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area (sq. km), per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.5165 sq. km per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1054 sq. km per person, in 2024.
That places Gabon 17th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5165 sq. km per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5102 sq. km per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.5037 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4969 sq. km per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.49 sq. km per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4828 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4753 sq. km per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.4677 sq. km per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4589 sq. km per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4492 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.44 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4311 sq. km per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.4222 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4133 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4042 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.395 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3857 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3763 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.367 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.3577 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.3484 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3391 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.33 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.3211 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3124 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.3039 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2956 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 0.2875 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2797 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2721 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2648 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2578 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.251 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.2445 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2383 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2323 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2266 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2209 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2153 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2098 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2044 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.199 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1936 sq. km per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1883 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1829 sq. km per person | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1775 sq. km per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.172 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1665 sq. km per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1611 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1556 sq. km per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1502 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1449 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1399 sq. km per person | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1353 sq. km per person | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1311 sq. km per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1274 sq. km per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1241 sq. km per person | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.121 sq. km per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.118 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1152 sq. km per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1126 sq. km per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1101 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1077 sq. km per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1054 sq. km per person | -2.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1054 sq. km per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0129 sq. km per person, 8.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1054 sq. km per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0156 sq. km per person, 6.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4891 sq. km per person | 0.4589 sq. km per person | 0.5165 sq. km per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4084 sq. km per person | 0.367 sq. km per person | 0.4492 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3175 sq. km per person | 0.2797 sq. km per person | 0.3577 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2424 sq. km per person | 0.2153 sq. km per person | 0.2721 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1855 sq. km per person | 0.1611 sq. km per person | 0.2098 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1348 sq. km per person | 0.118 sq. km per person | 0.1556 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1102 sq. km per person | 0.1054 sq. km per person | 0.1152 sq. km per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1909 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8304 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area (sq. km), per capita in Gabon?
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita in Gabon was 0.1054 sq. km per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5165 sq. km per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1054 sq. km per person in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for surface area (sq. km), per capita?
- Gabon ranks 17th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is surface area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. 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 Surface area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Surface area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Surface area FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- 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
Surface area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.