Cropland organic soils — Area in Gabon

Gabon: Cropland organic soils — Area was 11,962 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11,962 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 221 countries
All-time high
11,962 ha
in 2022
All-time low
9,655 ha
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Cropland organic soils — Area in Gabon, 1990–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200720241990: 9.7k ha1991: 9.7k ha1992: 9.7k ha1993: 9.7k ha1994: 9.7k ha1995: 9.7k ha1996: 9.7k ha1997: 9.7k ha1998: 9.7k ha1999: 10.4k ha2000: 10.5k ha2001: 10.8k ha2002: 11.0k ha2003: 11.2k ha2004: 11.4k ha2005: 11.5k ha2006: 11.5k ha2007: 11.5k ha2008: 11.5k ha2009: 11.5k ha2010: 11.4k ha2011: 11.4k ha2012: 11.4k ha2013: 11.4k ha2014: 11.5k ha2015: 11.5k ha2016: 11.5k ha2017: 11.5k ha2018: 11.6k ha2019: 11.4k ha2020: 11.7k ha2021: 11.8k ha2022: 12.0k ha2023: 12.0k ha2024: 12.0k ha

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 54 Panama 13,073 ha compare
  2. 55 Guinea 12,814 ha compare
  3. 56 Botswana 12,079 ha compare
  4. 58 Suriname 11,736 ha compare
  5. 59 Spain 11,526 ha compare
  6. 60 Colombia 9,505 ha compare

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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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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area
Unit
ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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