How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Gabon
Gabon: How have things changed?, per square kilometre was 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
175th
of 215 countries
All-time high
0.2092 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.031 metric tons per square kilometre
in 1965
Years of data
59
1965–2023
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1965–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Gabon is 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.2092 metric tons per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre, in 1965.
Gabon ranks 175th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year
| Year | metric tons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre | — |
| 1966 | 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0349 metric tons per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0349 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0388 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0388 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0388 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0466 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0578 metric tons per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0575 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0544 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0691 metric tons per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0815 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0768 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0782 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.08 metric tons per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0755 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0815 metric tons per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0813 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0785 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0861 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0857 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0796 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0776 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0854 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0932 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1234 metric tons per square kilometre | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1205 metric tons per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1576 metric tons per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1861 metric tons per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1718 metric tons per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2092 metric tons per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2011 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1878 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1668 metric tons per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1617 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1768 metric tons per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1791 metric tons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1705 metric tons per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1618 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1472 metric tons per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1221 metric tons per square kilometre | -17.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1153 metric tons per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1274 metric tons per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1422 metric tons per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1418 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1422 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1432 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1282 metric tons per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1205 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1128 metric tons per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1128 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1128 metric tons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1124 metric tons per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.116 metric tons per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1206 metric tons per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre | -3.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8393 metric tons per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4382 metric tons per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0349 metric tons per square kilometre | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.053 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0388 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0815 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0803 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0755 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0861 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1426 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.0776 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.2092 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1589 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1153 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1878 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1284 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1128 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1432 metric tons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1164 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1124 metric tons per square kilometre | 0.1206 metric tons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 172 Djibouti 0.1374 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 173 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.1179 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 174 Ethiopia 0.1168 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 176 Burkina Faso 0.115 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 177 Serbia 0.1079 metric tons per square kilometre compare
- 178 Switzerland 0.1048 metric tons 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 how have things changed?, per square kilometre in Gabon?
- How have things changed?, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.1165 metric tons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2092 metric tons per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.031 metric tons per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Gabon rank for how have things changed?, per square kilometre?
- Gabon ranks 175th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is how have things changed?, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 How have things changed?, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? 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.
How have things changed? ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed 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
How have things changed? 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.