How have things changed? in Gabon

Gabon: How have things changed? was 30,243 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30,243 metric tons
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
126th
of 215 countries
All-time high
53,912 metric tons
in 1998
All-time low
8,000 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024

How have things changed? in Gabon, 1965–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.

Analysis

In 2024, how have things changed? in Gabon stood at 30,243 metric tons.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Gabon peaked at 53,912 metric tons in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8,000 metric tons, in 1965.

That places Gabon 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,400 metric tons 8,000 metric tons 9,000 metric tons 5
1970s 13,653 metric tons 10,000 metric tons 21,000 metric tons 10
1980s 20,697 metric tons 19,449 metric tons 22,188 metric tons 10
1990s 36,741 metric tons 20,002 metric tons 53,912 metric tons 10
2000s 40,947 metric tons 29,716 metric tons 48,384 metric tons 10
2010s 33,085 metric tons 29,057 metric tons 36,903 metric tons 10
2020s 30,036 metric tons 28,954 metric tons 31,079 metric tons 5

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 123 Libya 33,109 metric tons compare
  2. 124 Burkina Faso 33,065 metric tons compare
  3. 125 Suriname 32,197 metric tons compare
  4. 127 Bolivia 29,805 metric tons compare
  5. 128 Central African Republic 29,410 metric tons compare
  6. 129 Liberia 28,114 metric tons compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is how have things changed? in Gabon?
How have things changed? in Gabon was 30,243 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 53,912 metric tons in 1998.
What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 8,000 metric tons in 1965.
How does Gabon rank for how have things changed??
Gabon ranks 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
How have things changed?
Unit
metric tons
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 11,955 data points, 1965–2024
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