Drained organic soils — Area in Gabon
Gabon: Drained organic soils — Area was 12,202 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Drained organic soils — Area in Gabon, 1990–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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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.