Arable land pin in Gabon
Gabon: Arable land pin was 0.7638 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7638
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 163 countries
All-time high
2.11
in 1976
All-time low
0.7638
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land pin in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.7638 for arable land pin in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land pin in Gabon peaked at 2.11 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.7638, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 31st of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land pin in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1 | — |
| 1962 | 1.09 | +8.9% |
| 1963 | 1.23 | +12.8% |
| 1964 | 1.35 | +10.2% |
| 1965 | 1.45 | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 1.53 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 1.6 | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 1.62 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.71 | +5.7% |
| 1970 | 1.74 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 1.77 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.82 | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 1.86 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 1.91 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.96 | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.11 | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 2.01 | -5.0% |
| 1978 | 1.94 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 1.83 | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 1.73 | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1.82 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 1.75 | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 1.69 | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 1.65 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 1.64 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1.57 | -3.9% |
| 1987 | 1.56 | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.49 | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 1.48 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.53 | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 1.34 | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 1.43 | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 1.48 | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 1.46 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.47 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.39 | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.36 | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 1.29 | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 1.32 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.26 | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 1.29 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.26 | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 1.25 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.26 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 1.24 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.21 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.17 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.09 | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1.03 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9687 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9718 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.928 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8983 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8885 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8805 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8669 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8588 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8433 | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8354 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.801 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7699 | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7638 | -0.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.7638 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3111, 2.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.7638 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3874, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1 | 1.71 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.9 | 1.74 | 2.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.64 | 1.48 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.41 | 1.29 | 1.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.21 | 1.08 | 1.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9138 | 0.8433 | 1.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7925 | 0.7638 | 0.8354 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land pin in Gabon?
- Arable land pin in Gabon was 0.7638 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land pin recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 2.11 in 1976.
- What is the lowest arable land pin recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7638 in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for arable land pin?
- Gabon ranks 31st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land pin rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land pin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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