Urban area over the long-term in Gabon
Gabon: Urban area over the long-term was 431.82 km² per grid cell in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
431.82 km² per grid cell
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
134th
of 202 countries
All-time high
431.82 km² per grid cell
in 2025
All-time low
0.0002 km² per grid cell
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban area over the long-term in Gabon, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in km² per grid cell.
Analysis
In 2025, urban area over the long-term in Gabon stood at 431.82 km² per grid cell. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban area over the long-term in Gabon peaked at 431.82 km² per grid cell in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 km² per grid cell, in 1000.
Gabon ranks 134th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban area over the long-term in Gabon, year by year
| Year | km² per grid cell | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | — |
| 1100 | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1200 | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1300 | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1400 | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1500 | 0.0912 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1600 | 0.3126 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1700 | 1.07 km² per grid cell | +242.9% |
| 1710 | 1.26 km² per grid cell | +18.0% |
| 1720 | 1.45 km² per grid cell | +14.6% |
| 1730 | 1.66 km² per grid cell | +14.4% |
| 1740 | 1.89 km² per grid cell | +14.2% |
| 1750 | 2.16 km² per grid cell | +14.0% |
| 1760 | 2.46 km² per grid cell | +13.8% |
| 1770 | 2.8 km² per grid cell | +13.7% |
| 1780 | 3.17 km² per grid cell | +13.5% |
| 1790 | 3.6 km² per grid cell | +13.4% |
| 1800 | 4.07 km² per grid cell | +13.2% |
| 1810 | 4.61 km² per grid cell | +13.1% |
| 1820 | 5.21 km² per grid cell | +13.0% |
| 1830 | 5.88 km² per grid cell | +12.9% |
| 1840 | 6.63 km² per grid cell | +12.8% |
| 1850 | 7.48 km² per grid cell | +12.7% |
| 1860 | 8.69 km² per grid cell | +16.3% |
| 1870 | 10.11 km² per grid cell | +16.3% |
| 1880 | 11.87 km² per grid cell | +17.4% |
| 1890 | 13.94 km² per grid cell | +17.4% |
| 1900 | 14.5 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 14.25 km² per grid cell | -1.7% |
| 1920 | 14.25 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +11.1% |
| 1940 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 15.83 km² per grid cell | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 15.94 km² per grid cell | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 16.23 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 1959 | 16.54 km² per grid cell | +1.9% |
| 1960 | 16.88 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 17.45 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 18.35 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 19.31 km² per grid cell | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 20.33 km² per grid cell | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 21.43 km² per grid cell | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 22.6 km² per grid cell | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 23.85 km² per grid cell | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 25.22 km² per grid cell | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 26.75 km² per grid cell | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 28.47 km² per grid cell | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 31.2 km² per grid cell | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 34.28 km² per grid cell | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 37.72 km² per grid cell | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 41.56 km² per grid cell | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 45.86 km² per grid cell | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 49.26 km² per grid cell | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 52.91 km² per grid cell | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 56.86 km² per grid cell | +7.5% |
| 1979 | 61.11 km² per grid cell | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 65.69 km² per grid cell | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 70.13 km² per grid cell | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 73.72 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 77.17 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 79.46 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 81.92 km² per grid cell | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 84.28 km² per grid cell | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 86.81 km² per grid cell | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 89.63 km² per grid cell | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 92.64 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 95.84 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 117.65 km² per grid cell | +22.7% |
| 1992 | 123.67 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1993 | 129.96 km² per grid cell | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 136.43 km² per grid cell | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 142.97 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 149.83 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 156.76 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 163.76 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 170.85 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 178.06 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 185.16 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 192.6 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 200.46 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 208.86 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 217.9 km² per grid cell | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 227.6 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 237.95 km² per grid cell | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 249.01 km² per grid cell | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 260.83 km² per grid cell | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 273.44 km² per grid cell | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 284.91 km² per grid cell | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 296.57 km² per grid cell | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 308.41 km² per grid cell | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 320.06 km² per grid cell | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 326.7 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 333.43 km² per grid cell | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 340.25 km² per grid cell | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 370.3 km² per grid cell | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 383.17 km² per grid cell | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 396.2 km² per grid cell | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 403.29 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 410.4 km² per grid cell | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 417.54 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 424.68 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
| 2025 | 431.82 km² per grid cell | +1.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 431.82 km² per grid cell is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 995.59 km² per grid cell, 43% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 431.82 km² per grid cell is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 733.88 km² per grid cell, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban area over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +242.9% | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell |
| 1200 | +242.9% | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell |
| 1300 | +242.9% | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0078 km² per grid cell |
| 1400 | +242.9% | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | 0.0266 km² per grid cell |
| 1500 | +242.9% | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 0.0912 km² per grid cell |
| 1600 | +242.9% | 0.0912 km² per grid cell | 0.3126 km² per grid cell |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 0.0002 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 0.0007 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 0.0023 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | 0.0078 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 0.0266 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.0912 km² per grid cell | 0.0912 km² per grid cell | 0.0912 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.3126 km² per grid cell | 0.3126 km² per grid cell | 0.3126 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1700s | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 1.07 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1710s | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 1.26 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1720s | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 1.45 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1730s | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 1.66 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1740s | 1.89 km² per grid cell | 1.89 km² per grid cell | 1.89 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.16 km² per grid cell | 2.16 km² per grid cell | 2.16 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 2.46 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 2.8 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1780s | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 3.17 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1790s | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 3.6 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1800s | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 4.07 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1810s | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 4.61 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1820s | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 5.21 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1830s | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 5.88 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1840s | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 6.63 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1850s | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 7.48 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1860s | 8.69 km² per grid cell | 8.69 km² per grid cell | 8.69 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1870s | 10.11 km² per grid cell | 10.11 km² per grid cell | 10.11 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1880s | 11.87 km² per grid cell | 11.87 km² per grid cell | 11.87 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1890s | 13.94 km² per grid cell | 13.94 km² per grid cell | 13.94 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1900s | 14.5 km² per grid cell | 14.5 km² per grid cell | 14.5 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1910s | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1920s | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 14.25 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1930s | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1940s | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 1 |
| 1950s | 15.95 km² per grid cell | 15.83 km² per grid cell | 16.54 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1960s | 21.22 km² per grid cell | 16.88 km² per grid cell | 26.75 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.92 km² per grid cell | 28.47 km² per grid cell | 61.11 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.14 km² per grid cell | 65.69 km² per grid cell | 92.64 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 1990s | 138.77 km² per grid cell | 95.84 km² per grid cell | 170.85 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2000s | 215.84 km² per grid cell | 178.06 km² per grid cell | 260.83 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2010s | 323.72 km² per grid cell | 273.44 km² per grid cell | 383.17 km² per grid cell | 10 |
| 2020s | 413.99 km² per grid cell | 396.2 km² per grid cell | 431.82 km² per grid cell | 6 |
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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 urban area over the long-term in Gabon?
- Urban area over the long-term in Gabon was 431.82 km² per grid cell in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban area over the long-term recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 431.82 km² per grid cell in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban area over the long-term recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 km² per grid cell in 1000.
- How does Gabon rank for urban area over the long-term?
- Gabon ranks 134th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban area over the long-term rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Urban area over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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