Breakdown of habitable land area in Gabon
Gabon: Breakdown of habitable land area was 135,170 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Gabon, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 135,170 hectares for breakdown of habitable land area in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 8.1% over five years.
That places Gabon 82nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Gabon, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 125,020 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 118,490 hectares | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 126,320 hectares | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 128,020 hectares | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 135,170 hectares | +5.6% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 135,170 hectares is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 135,170 hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 3.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 breakdown of habitable land area in Gabon?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Gabon was 135,170 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 135,170 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,490 hectares in 2016.
- How does Gabon rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Gabon ranks 82nd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.