Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre was 6.44 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.44 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 197 countries
All-time high
6.44 hectares per square kilometre
in 2013
All-time low
5.95 hectares per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Gabon is 6.44 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 6.44 hectares per square kilometre in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.95 hectares per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Gabon 140th out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.96 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 5.97 hectares per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.98 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 6 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 5.98 hectares per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 6.01 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 6.03 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.05 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 6.08 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 6.1 hectares per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.12 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 6.14 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 6.16 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.18 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.2 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6.22 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.24 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 6.26 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 6.28 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 6.3 hectares per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.34 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 6.39 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 6.44 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.33 hectares per square kilometre, 52% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 6.44 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 hectares per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6 hectares per square kilometre | 5.95 hectares per square kilometre | 6.08 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.19 hectares per square kilometre | 6.1 hectares per square kilometre | 6.28 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.41 hectares per square kilometre | 6.3 hectares per square kilometre | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | 6.44 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 137 Guinea-Bissau 6.93 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 138 Serbia 6.61 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 139 Pakistan 6.49 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 141 Estonia 6.37 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 142 United States Virgin Islands 6.29 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 143 Cape Verde 6.2 hectares per square kilometre compare
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 area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre in Gabon was 6.44 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 6.44 hectares per square kilometre in 2013.
- What is the lowest area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.95 hectares per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Gabon rank for area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 140th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area of permanent meadows and pastures, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Area of permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Area of permanent meadows and pastures divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.