Per capita diet composition in Gabon
Gabon: Per capita diet composition was 398.55 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita diet composition in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for per capita diet composition in Gabon is 398.55, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita diet composition in Gabon peaked at 398.55 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 77.33, in 1963.
Gabon ranks 98th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Per capita diet composition in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.77 | — |
| 1962 | 83.19 | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 77.33 | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 80.39 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 80.33 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 90.98 | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 92.2 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 91.7 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 94.04 | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 95.68 | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 87.94 | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 80.17 | -8.8% |
| 1973 | 82.22 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 129.22 | +57.2% |
| 1975 | 142.01 | +9.9% |
| 1976 | 155.26 | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 176.72 | +13.8% |
| 1978 | 173.14 | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 157.1 | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 149.15 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 146.89 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 156.65 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 170.11 | +8.6% |
| 1984 | 173.47 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 186.93 | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 195.68 | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 185.56 | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 193.27 | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 178.53 | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 178.45 | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 219.76 | +23.2% |
| 1992 | 210.6 | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 214.27 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 216.44 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 247.23 | +14.2% |
| 1996 | 260.02 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 254.94 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 250.45 | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 265.9 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 271.04 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 274.37 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 274.02 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 276.81 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 276.7 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 289.62 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 278.24 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 273.59 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 285.11 | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 282.12 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 361.89 | +28.3% |
| 2011 | 369.15 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 384.11 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 380.82 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 346.55 | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 352.38 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 340.77 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 323.23 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 354.77 | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 361.1 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 395.37 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 345.97 | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 380.25 | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 398.55 | +4.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 398.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 435.62, 91% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 398.55 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 412.44, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita diet composition in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +57.2% | 82.22 | 129.22 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.33 | 77.33 | 94.04 | 9 |
| 1970s | 127.95 | 80.17 | 176.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 173.62 | 146.89 | 195.68 | 10 |
| 1990s | 231.81 | 178.45 | 265.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 278.16 | 271.04 | 289.62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 357.48 | 323.23 | 384.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 380.03 | 345.97 | 398.55 | 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 per capita diet composition in Gabon?
- Per capita diet composition in Gabon was 398.55 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita diet composition recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 398.55 in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita diet composition recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.33 in 1963.
- How does Gabon rank for per capita diet composition?
- Gabon ranks 98th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita diet composition rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita diet composition. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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