Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita was 7.68 kilograms per year per capita in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.68 kilograms per year per capita
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
151st
of 192 countries
All-time high
7.84 kilograms per year per capita
in 2022
All-time low
2.46 kilograms per year per capita
in 1985
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Gabon is 7.68 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Gabon peaked at 7.84 kilograms per year per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.46 kilograms per year per capita, in 1985.
That places Gabon 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Gabon, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.72 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 1962 | 2.67 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 2.77 kilograms per year per capita | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 2.68 kilograms per year per capita | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 2.52 kilograms per year per capita | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 2.74 kilograms per year per capita | +8.5% |
| 1967 | 3.17 kilograms per year per capita | +15.9% |
| 1968 | 4.16 kilograms per year per capita | +31.0% |
| 1969 | 4.52 kilograms per year per capita | +8.8% |
| 1970 | 4.89 kilograms per year per capita | +8.2% |
| 1971 | 5.36 kilograms per year per capita | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 5.43 kilograms per year per capita | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 5.07 kilograms per year per capita | -6.6% |
| 1974 | 5.24 kilograms per year per capita | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 5.51 kilograms per year per capita | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 5.26 kilograms per year per capita | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 4.7 kilograms per year per capita | -10.5% |
| 1978 | 6.14 kilograms per year per capita | +30.5% |
| 1979 | 5.22 kilograms per year per capita | -15.0% |
| 1980 | 4.21 kilograms per year per capita | -19.3% |
| 1981 | 4.71 kilograms per year per capita | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 5.53 kilograms per year per capita | +17.3% |
| 1983 | 4.78 kilograms per year per capita | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 5.73 kilograms per year per capita | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 2.46 kilograms per year per capita | -57.1% |
| 1986 | 2.62 kilograms per year per capita | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 3.47 kilograms per year per capita | +32.2% |
| 1988 | 3.19 kilograms per year per capita | -8.1% |
| 1989 | 6.68 kilograms per year per capita | +109.6% |
| 1990 | 4.7 kilograms per year per capita | -29.7% |
| 1991 | 4.66 kilograms per year per capita | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 4.79 kilograms per year per capita | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 5.35 kilograms per year per capita | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 5.14 kilograms per year per capita | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 5.02 kilograms per year per capita | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 5.56 kilograms per year per capita | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 5.19 kilograms per year per capita | -6.8% |
| 1998 | 5.23 kilograms per year per capita | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7.13 kilograms per year per capita | +36.3% |
| 2000 | 6.75 kilograms per year per capita | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 7.12 kilograms per year per capita | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 6.61 kilograms per year per capita | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 7.6 kilograms per year per capita | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 6.3 kilograms per year per capita | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 6.22 kilograms per year per capita | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.67 kilograms per year per capita | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 6.4 kilograms per year per capita | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 5.07 kilograms per year per capita | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 4.68 kilograms per year per capita | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 5.61 kilograms per year per capita | +19.9% |
| 2011 | 5.63 kilograms per year per capita | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 5.42 kilograms per year per capita | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.2 kilograms per year per capita | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 4.76 kilograms per year per capita | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.39 kilograms per year per capita | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 4.29 kilograms per year per capita | -20.4% |
| 2017 | 5.03 kilograms per year per capita | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 4.53 kilograms per year per capita | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 5.56 kilograms per year per capita | +22.7% |
| 2020 | 5.42 kilograms per year per capita | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 6.21 kilograms per year per capita | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 7.84 kilograms per year per capita | +26.2% |
| 2023 | 7.68 kilograms per year per capita | -2.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 7.68 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.38 kilograms per year per capita, 67% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 7.68 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.94 kilograms per year per capita, 86% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +109.6% | 3.19 kilograms per year per capita | 6.68 kilograms per year per capita |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.11 kilograms per year per capita | 2.52 kilograms per year per capita | 4.52 kilograms per year per capita | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.28 kilograms per year per capita | 4.7 kilograms per year per capita | 6.14 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.34 kilograms per year per capita | 2.46 kilograms per year per capita | 6.68 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.28 kilograms per year per capita | 4.66 kilograms per year per capita | 7.13 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.34 kilograms per year per capita | 4.68 kilograms per year per capita | 7.6 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.14 kilograms per year per capita | 4.29 kilograms per year per capita | 5.63 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.79 kilograms per year per capita | 5.42 kilograms per year per capita | 7.84 kilograms per year per capita | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 148 Luxembourg 7.96 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 149 Kenya 7.86 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 150 Rwanda 7.71 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 152 Slovenia 7.5 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 153 El Salvador 7.48 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 154 USSR 7.34 kilograms per year per capita compare
More energy & mining data for Gabon
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 6.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Gabon?
- Vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita in Gabon was 7.68 kilograms per year per capita in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 7.84 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 kilograms per year per capita in 1985.
- How does Gabon rank for vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 151st out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is vegetable oil supply per person vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vegetable oil supply per person vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.