Cropland organic soils — Area in Gabon
Gabon: Cropland organic soils — Area was 11,962 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland organic soils — Area in Gabon, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland organic soils — area in Gabon is 11,962 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area in Gabon peaked at 11,962 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,655 ha, in 1997.
That places Gabon 57th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Cropland organic soils — Area in Gabon, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9,664 ha | — |
| 1991 | 9,664 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,664 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9,664 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9,664 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9,665 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9,665 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,655 ha | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 9,690 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 10,407 ha | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 10,506 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 10,843 ha | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 10,988 ha | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 11,183 ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 11,450 ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 11,451 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11,452 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,475 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11,469 ha | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 11,454 ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 11,364 ha | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 11,387 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 11,381 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,405 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 11,465 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 11,465 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,505 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 11,532 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 11,646 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11,386 ha | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 11,699 ha | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 11,755 ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 11,962 ha | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 11,962 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11,962 ha | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 11,962 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.96 ha, 749.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 11,962 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.47 ha, 1142.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,740 ha | 9,655 ha | 10,407 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,227 ha | 10,506 ha | 11,475 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,454 ha | 11,364 ha | 11,646 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,868 ha | 11,699 ha | 11,962 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland organic soils — area in Gabon?
- Cropland organic soils — area in Gabon was 11,962 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 11,962 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,655 ha in 1997.
- How does Gabon rank for cropland organic soils — area?
- Gabon ranks 57th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland organic soils — area rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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, published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.