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Land area — Gabon

Land area in Gabon in 2023 — 257,670 km². Ranked 76 in the world out of 215. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0%.

2023 257,670 km² +0% vs 2022
World rank 76of 215
Period maximum 257,670 km²1961
Period minimum 257,670 km²1961

Trend over time

1961–2023 · km²

Land area — Gabon, 1961–2023220,000240,000260,000280,000300,00019611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 257,670 km²1963: 257,670 km²1965: 257,670 km²1967: 257,670 km²1969: 257,670 km²1971: 257,670 km²1973: 257,670 km²1975: 257,670 km²1977: 257,670 km²1979: 257,670 km²1981: 257,670 km²1983: 257,670 km²1985: 257,670 km²1987: 257,670 km²1989: 257,670 km²1991: 257,670 km²1993: 257,670 km²1995: 257,670 km²1997: 257,670 km²1999: 257,670 km²2001: 257,670 km²2003: 257,670 km²2005: 257,670 km²2007: 257,670 km²2009: 257,670 km²2011: 257,670 km²2013: 257,670 km²2015: 257,670 km²2017: 257,670 km²2019: 257,670 km²2021: 257,670 km²2023: 257,670 km²
Change over the period: +0 (+0%) Average annual rate: 0 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gabon

Gabon 257,670 km²
World 130M km²
Sub-Saharan Africa 23.9M km²
Middle Africa computed 6.5M km²
Upper-middle-income countries computed 40.85M km²
Land area — Gabon, by year Gabon All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 257,670 +0 +0%
2022 257,670 +0 +0%
2021 257,670 +0 +0%
2020 257,670 +0 +0%
2019 257,670 +0 +0%
2018 257,670 +0 +0%
2017 257,670 +0 +0%
2016 257,670 +0 +0%
2015 257,670 +0 +0%
2014 257,670 +0 +0%
2013 257,670 +0 +0%
2012 257,670 +0 +0%
2011 257,670 +0 +0%
2010 257,670 +0 +0%
2009 257,670 +0 +0%
2008 257,670 +0 +0%
2007 257,670 +0 +0%
2006 257,670 +0 +0%
2005 257,670 +0 +0%
2004 257,670 +0 +0%
2003 257,670 +0 +0%
2002 257,670 +0 +0%
2001 257,670 +0 +0%
2000 257,670 +0 +0%
1999 257,670 +0 +0%
1998 257,670 +0 +0%
1997 257,670 +0 +0%
1996 257,670 +0 +0%
1995 257,670 +0 +0%
1994 257,670 +0 +0%
1993 257,670 +0 +0%
1992 257,670 +0 +0%
1991 257,670 +0 +0%
1990 257,670 +0 +0%
1989 257,670 +0 +0%
1988 257,670 +0 +0%
1987 257,670 +0 +0%
1986 257,670 +0 +0%
1985 257,670 +0 +0%
1984 257,670 +0 +0%
1983 257,670 +0 +0%
1982 257,670 +0 +0%
1981 257,670 +0 +0%
1980 257,670 +0 +0%
1979 257,670 +0 +0%
1978 257,670 +0 +0%
1977 257,670 +0 +0%
1976 257,670 +0 +0%
1975 257,670 +0 +0%
1974 257,670 +0 +0%
1973 257,670 +0 +0%
1972 257,670 +0 +0%
1971 257,670 +0 +0%
1970 257,670 +0 +0%
1969 257,670 +0 +0%
1968 257,670 +0 +0%
1967 257,670 +0 +0%
1966 257,670 +0 +0%
1965 257,670 +0 +0%
1964 257,670 +0 +0%
1963 257,670 +0 +0%
1962 257,670 +0 +0%
1961 257,670 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 2.27M TD Chad 1.26M AO Angola 1.25M CF Central African Republic 622,980 CM Cameroon 472,710 CG Republic of the Congo 341,500 GA Gabon 257,670 GQ Equatorial Guinea 28,050 ST Sao Tome and Principe 960
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About the indicator

Land area: the entire territory of a country excluding inland water bodies, major rivers and coastal waters. This is the figure the World Bank uses to calculate the shares of forest, agricultural and arable land, so it is needed not only in itself but also as a denominator. It differs from surface area by the area of inland waters — for most countries the gap stays within a percent, but for Canada, Finland or Kazakhstan it is noticeable.

Important: Not to be confused with surface area, which includes inland waters. The indicator changes only when borders change, so the series is nearly constant.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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