Rice production in Gabon
Gabon: Rice production was 1,762 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,762
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
109th
of 143 countries
All-time high
1,789
in 2020
All-time low
209
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Rice production in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1,762 for rice production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice production in Gabon peaked at 1,789 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 209, in 1987.
Gabon ranks 109th of 143 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Rice production in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 785 | — |
| 1962 | 553 | -29.6% |
| 1963 | 673 | +21.7% |
| 1964 | 997 | +48.1% |
| 1965 | 1,017 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 550 | -45.9% |
| 1967 | 562 | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 596 | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 258 | -56.7% |
| 1970 | 595 | +130.6% |
| 1971 | 635 | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 800 | +26.0% |
| 1973 | 900 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 440 | -51.1% |
| 1975 | 350 | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 400 | +14.3% |
| 1977 | 470 | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 600 | +27.7% |
| 1979 | 950 | +58.3% |
| 1980 | 850 | -10.5% |
| 1981 | 967 | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 900 | -6.9% |
| 1983 | 800 | -11.1% |
| 1984 | 662 | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 500 | -24.5% |
| 1986 | 746 | +49.2% |
| 1987 | 209 | -72.0% |
| 1988 | 479 | +129.2% |
| 1989 | 760 | +58.7% |
| 1990 | 800 | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 1,000 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 734.94 | -26.5% |
| 1993 | 400 | -45.6% |
| 1994 | 800 | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 829.62 | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 867.16 | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 896.67 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 928.84 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 960.83 | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1,000 | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 1,018 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,046 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 1,075 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 1,107 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 1,139 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 1,171 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1,100 | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 1,283 | +16.6% |
| 2009 | 1,351 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1,421 | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 1,492 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 1,700 | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 1,700 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,664 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1,684 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,728 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,692 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,760 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1,727 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,789 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1,758 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,758 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,768 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1,762 | -0.4% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 1,762 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 225,923, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 1,762 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 212,050, 1% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +130.6% | 258 | 595 |
| 1988 | +129.2% | 209 | 479 |
| 1994 | +100.0% | 400 | 800 |
| 1987 | -72.0% | 746 | 209 |
| 1969 | -56.7% | 596 | 258 |
| 1979 | +58.3% | 600 | 950 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 665.67 | 258 | 1,017 | 9 |
| 1970s | 614 | 350 | 950 | 10 |
| 1980s | 687.3 | 209 | 967 | 10 |
| 1990s | 821.81 | 400 | 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,129 | 1,000 | 1,351 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,657 | 1,421 | 1,760 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,767 | 1,758 | 1,789 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 106 South Africa 3,082 compare
- 107 Solomon Islands 2,756 compare
- 108 Somalia 2,000 compare
- 110 Saudi Arabia 1,006 compare
- 111 Congo 1,000 compare
- 111 Eswatini 1,000 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 rice production in Gabon?
- Rice production in Gabon was 1,762 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice production recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,789 in 2020.
- What is the lowest rice production recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 209 in 1987.
- How does Gabon rank for rice production?
- Gabon ranks 109th out of 143 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice production rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 Rice production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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