Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon

Gabon: Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre was 0.0464 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0464 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0464 ha per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0375 ha per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1990–2023

00.010.020.030.040.051990200620231990: 0.038 ha per square kilometre1991: 0.038 ha per square kilometre1992: 0.038 ha per square kilometre1993: 0.038 ha per square kilometre1994: 0.038 ha per square kilometre1995: 0.038 ha per square kilometre1996: 0.038 ha per square kilometre1997: 0.037 ha per square kilometre1998: 0.038 ha per square kilometre1999: 0.04 ha per square kilometre2000: 0.041 ha per square kilometre2001: 0.042 ha per square kilometre2002: 0.043 ha per square kilometre2003: 0.043 ha per square kilometre2004: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2005: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2006: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2007: 0.045 ha per square kilometre2008: 0.045 ha per square kilometre2009: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2010: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2011: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2012: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2013: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2014: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2015: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2016: 0.045 ha per square kilometre2017: 0.045 ha per square kilometre2018: 0.045 ha per square kilometre2019: 0.044 ha per square kilometre2020: 0.045 ha per square kilometre2021: 0.046 ha per square kilometre2022: 0.046 ha per square kilometre2023: 0.046 ha per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Gabon stood at 0.0464 ha per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Gabon peaked at 0.0464 ha per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0375 ha per square kilometre, in 1997.

That places Gabon 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre in Gabon, 1990 to 2023.
Year ha per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0375 ha per square kilometre —
1991 0.0375 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1992 0.0375 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1993 0.0375 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1994 0.0375 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1995 0.0375 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1996 0.0375 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
1997 0.0375 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
1998 0.0376 ha per square kilometre +0.4%
1999 0.0404 ha per square kilometre +7.4%
2000 0.0408 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2001 0.0421 ha per square kilometre +3.2%
2002 0.0426 ha per square kilometre +1.3%
2003 0.0434 ha per square kilometre +1.8%
2004 0.0444 ha per square kilometre +2.4%
2005 0.0444 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2006 0.0444 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2007 0.0445 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2008 0.0445 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2009 0.0445 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2010 0.0441 ha per square kilometre -0.8%
2011 0.0442 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2012 0.0442 ha per square kilometre -0.1%
2013 0.0443 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2014 0.0445 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2015 0.0445 ha per square kilometre +0.0%
2016 0.0446 ha per square kilometre +0.3%
2017 0.0448 ha per square kilometre +0.2%
2018 0.0452 ha per square kilometre +1.0%
2019 0.0442 ha per square kilometre -2.2%
2020 0.0454 ha per square kilometre +2.7%
2021 0.0456 ha per square kilometre +0.5%
2022 0.0464 ha per square kilometre +1.8%
2023 0.0464 ha per square kilometre +0.0%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 0.0464 ha per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 ha per square kilometre, 3760.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 0.0464 ha per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 ha per square kilometre, 124.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0378 ha per square kilometre 0.0375 ha per square kilometre 0.0404 ha per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0436 ha per square kilometre 0.0408 ha per square kilometre 0.0445 ha per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0445 ha per square kilometre 0.0441 ha per square kilometre 0.0452 ha per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.046 ha per square kilometre 0.0454 ha per square kilometre 0.0464 ha per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 53 Guinea 0.0521 ha per square kilometre compare
  2. 54 Montenegro 0.0477 ha per square kilometre compare
  3. 55 South Sudan 0.0469 ha per square kilometre compare
  4. 57 Austria 0.0421 ha per square kilometre compare
  5. 58 Slovakia 0.0396 ha per square kilometre compare
  6. 59 Luxembourg 0.0349 ha per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Gabon?
Cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre in Gabon was 0.0464 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 0.0464 ha per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0375 ha per square kilometre in 1997.
How does Gabon rank for cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre?
Gabon ranks 56th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
Is cropland organic soils — area, per square kilometre rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Cropland organic soils — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 6,347 data points, 1990–2023
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Cropland organic soils — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.