Drained organic soils — Area in Gabon

Gabon: Drained organic soils — Area was 12,202 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12,202 ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 221 countries
All-time high
12,202 ha
in 2022
All-time low
9,850 ha
in 1997
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Area in Gabon, 1990–2024

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200720241990: 9.9k ha1991: 9.9k ha1992: 9.9k ha1993: 9.9k ha1994: 9.9k ha1995: 9.9k ha1996: 9.9k ha1997: 9.9k ha1998: 9.9k ha1999: 10.6k ha2000: 10.7k ha2001: 11.1k ha2002: 11.2k ha2003: 11.4k ha2004: 11.7k ha2005: 11.7k ha2006: 11.7k ha2007: 11.7k ha2008: 11.7k ha2009: 11.7k ha2010: 11.6k ha2011: 11.6k ha2012: 11.6k ha2013: 11.7k ha2014: 11.7k ha2015: 11.7k ha2016: 11.8k ha2017: 11.8k ha2018: 11.9k ha2019: 11.6k ha2020: 11.9k ha2021: 12.0k ha2022: 12.2k ha2023: 12.2k ha2024: 12.2k ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 12,202 ha for drained organic soils — area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — area in Gabon peaked at 12,202 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9,850 ha, in 1997.

Gabon ranks 67th of 221 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Drained organic soils — Area in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Drained organic soils — Area in Gabon, 1990 to 2024.
Year ha Change
1990 9,859 ha —
1991 9,859 ha +0.0%
1992 9,859 ha +0.0%
1993 9,859 ha +0.0%
1994 9,859 ha +0.0%
1995 9,860 ha +0.0%
1996 9,860 ha +0.0%
1997 9,850 ha -0.1%
1998 9,885 ha +0.4%
1999 10,633 ha +7.6%
2000 10,734 ha +0.9%
2001 11,075 ha +3.2%
2002 11,218 ha +1.3%
2003 11,420 ha +1.8%
2004 11,690 ha +2.4%
2005 11,692 ha +0.0%
2006 11,697 ha +0.0%
2007 11,719 ha +0.2%
2008 11,713 ha -0.1%
2009 11,700 ha -0.1%
2010 11,610 ha -0.8%
2011 11,634 ha +0.2%
2012 11,628 ha -0.1%
2013 11,652 ha +0.2%
2014 11,715 ha +0.5%
2015 11,715 ha +0.0%
2016 11,754 ha +0.3%
2017 11,782 ha +0.2%
2018 11,896 ha +1.0%
2019 11,626 ha -2.3%
2020 11,939 ha +2.7%
2021 11,995 ha +0.5%
2022 12,202 ha +1.7%
2023 12,202 ha +0.0%
2024 12,202 ha +0.0%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 12,202 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.47 ha, 740.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 12,202 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 63.74 ha, 191.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,938 ha 9,850 ha 10,633 ha 10
2000s 11,466 ha 10,734 ha 11,719 ha 10
2010s 11,701 ha 11,610 ha 11,896 ha 10
2020s 12,108 ha 11,939 ha 12,202 ha 5

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 64 Austria 13,422 ha compare
  2. 65 Faroe Islands 13,249 ha compare
  3. 66 Botswana 12,444 ha compare
  4. 68 Czechia 10,089 ha compare
  5. 69 Portugal 9,676 ha compare
  6. 70 Uruguay 9,257 ha compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — area in Gabon?
Drained organic soils — area in Gabon was 12,202 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — area recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 12,202 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — area recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 9,850 ha in 1997.
How does Gabon rank for drained organic soils — area?
Gabon ranks 67th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — area rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 Drained organic soils — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained 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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