Gabon - Arable land

Arable land (hectares)

The value for Arable land (hectares) in Gabon was 325,000 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 325,000 in 2009 and a minimum value of 90,000 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 90,000
1962 100,000
1963 110,000
1964 120,000
1965 130,000
1966 140,000
1967 150,000
1968 160,000
1969 170,000
1970 180,000
1971 190,000
1972 200,000
1973 210,000
1974 220,000
1975 232,000
1976 258,000
1977 273,000
1978 287,000
1979 288,000
1980 290,000
1981 290,000
1982 290,000
1983 290,000
1984 290,000
1985 290,000
1986 290,000
1987 290,000
1988 290,000
1989 290,000
1990 295,000
1991 295,000
1992 295,000
1993 295,000
1994 295,000
1995 325,000
1996 325,000
1997 325,000
1998 325,000
1999 325,000
2000 325,000
2001 325,000
2002 325,000
2003 325,000
2004 325,000
2005 325,000
2006 325,000
2007 325,000
2008 325,000
2009 325,000

Arable land (hectares per person)

The value for Arable land (hectares per person) in Gabon was 0.22 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.44 in 1978 and a minimum value of 0.18 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.18
1962 0.20
1963 0.22
1964 0.24
1965 0.26
1966 0.28
1967 0.29
1968 0.31
1969 0.33
1970 0.34
1971 0.35
1972 0.36
1973 0.37
1974 0.38
1975 0.39
1976 0.42
1977 0.43
1978 0.44
1979 0.43
1980 0.42
1981 0.41
1982 0.40
1983 0.39
1984 0.38
1985 0.37
1986 0.35
1987 0.34
1988 0.33
1989 0.32
1990 0.32
1991 0.31
1992 0.30
1993 0.29
1994 0.28
1995 0.30
1996 0.29
1997 0.28
1998 0.28
1999 0.27
2000 0.26
2001 0.26
2002 0.25
2003 0.25
2004 0.24
2005 0.24
2006 0.23
2007 0.23
2008 0.22
2009 0.22

Arable land (% of land area)

Arable land (% of land area) in Gabon was 1.26 as of 2009. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 1.26 in 2009, while its lowest value was 0.35 in 1961.

Definition: Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1961 0.35
1962 0.39
1963 0.43
1964 0.47
1965 0.50
1966 0.54
1967 0.58
1968 0.62
1969 0.66
1970 0.70
1971 0.74
1972 0.78
1973 0.81
1974 0.85
1975 0.90
1976 1.00
1977 1.06
1978 1.11
1979 1.12
1980 1.13
1981 1.13
1982 1.13
1983 1.13
1984 1.13
1985 1.13
1986 1.13
1987 1.13
1988 1.13
1989 1.13
1990 1.14
1991 1.14
1992 1.14
1993 1.14
1994 1.14
1995 1.26
1996 1.26
1997 1.26
1998 1.26
1999 1.26
2000 1.26
2001 1.26
2002 1.26
2003 1.26
2004 1.26
2005 1.26
2006 1.26
2007 1.26
2008 1.26
2009 1.26

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use