FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Gabon

According to FAOSTAT, Gabon produced 47,737 t of cereals, 51,768 t of vegetables, 396,496 t of fruit, 41,673 t of meat and 10,735 t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were oil palm fruit (607,941 t), plantains (354,364 t) and cassava (306,212 t).

Products recorded: 53
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 0; products
Year: 2024

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in palm kernels (+292%), followed by oil palm fruit (+266%).

Livestock numbers: 39,678 cattle, 225,991 pigs, 221,154 sheep and 117,387 goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All roots and tubers	628,886	91	0.07%	+1.1%
All fruit	396,496	114	0.04%	+7.1%
All sugar crops	273,073	100	0.01%	−3.0%
All vegetables	51,768	145	0%	+7.3%
All cereals	47,737	148	0%	+6.6%
All meat	41,673	147	0.01%	+7.1%
All milk	10,735	154	0%	−23%
All eggs	2,588	139	0%	+46%
All citrus fruit	1,380	116	0%	+2.1%
All pulses	437	159	0%	+6.8%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Oil palm fruit	607,941	21	0.15%	+266%
Plantains	354,364	18	0.79%	+7.4%
Cassava	306,212	42	0.09%	−4.0%
Sugar cane	273,073	70	0.01%	−3.0%
Yams	229,932	12	0.25%	+7.4%
Beer	180,000	80	0.1%	+44%
Palm oil	146,800	19	0.18%	+293%
Taro	88,841	16	0.49%	+4.3%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	51,227	94	0.02%	+7.4%
Maize	45,976	114	0%	+6.6%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	32,475	44	0.06%	+20%
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	29,823	17	1.45%	+9.9%
Natural rubber	27,800	20	0.19%	+18%
Raw sugar	26,000	95	0.01%	−7.1%
Palm kernels	23,500	26	0.12%	+292%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	21,858	79	0.06%	+7.9%
Bananas	17,629	83	0.01%	+0.8%
Cow milk	10,735	149	0%	−23%
Oil of palm kernel	10,600	23	0.13%	+293%
Molasses	7,590	98	0.01%	+27%
Chicken meat	4,220	152	0%	+7.9%
Soybeans	4,015	75	0%	−5.3%
Sweet potatoes	3,901	81	0%	−0.2%
Pork (pig meat)	3,604	117	0%	+1.4%
Hen eggs	2,588	139	0%	+46%
Rabbit meat	2,094	16	0.25%	+5.5%
Rice (paddy)	1,762	106	0%	+5.9%
Other citrus fruit, n.e.c.	1,380	41	0.01%	+2.1%
Pineapples	1,265	72	0%	+5.4%
Soya bean oil	836	97	0%	−9.6%
Sheep meat	833	125	0.01%	+5.6%
Beef (cattle meat)	755	170	0%	−36%
Other pulses n.e.c.	437	88	0.01%	+6.8%
Tomatoes	346	155	0%	−4.7%
Goat meat	343	118	0%	+3.9%
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	324	87	0%	+1.2%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	199	97	0.01%	+5.3%
Fat of pigs	196	94	0%	+1.6%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	181	103	0.01%	+5.8%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	169	138	0%	−37%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	145	140	0%	−36%
Coffee, green	104	66	0%	−4.6%
Eggplants	103	93	0%	+4.0%
Cocoa beans	100	53	0%	−51%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	92	99	0.01%	+4.5%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	84	101	0.01%	+5.0%
Chillies and peppers, green	48	123	0%	0.0%
Sheep fat, unrendered	34	103	0.01%	+3.0%
Buttermilk, dry	26	109	0%	—
Cattle fat, unrendered	26	140	0%	−37%
Cucumbers	23	132	0%	0.0%
Okra	20	54	0%	−4.8%
Goat fat, unrendered	14	102	0%	0.0%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Chickens	3,424,000	135	0.01%	+7.0%
Rabbits and hares	347,000	20	0.17%	+2.1%
Pigs	225,991	99	0.02%	+2.7%
Sheep	221,154	121	0.02%	+2.9%
Goats	117,387	117	0.01%	+6.7%
Cattle	39,678	161	0%	+3.1%

Gabon among the world’s producers, 2024

Share of world production by country for the largest crops of Gabon, which is outlined on the map.

Product

under 0.1%0.1–1%1–5%5–15%15% or moreno data
Small island states are not drawn at this scale.

Production per person, 2024

Gabon had 2.5 million inhabitants in 2024 (FAOSTAT estimate). Production of its largest products per inhabitant, compared with the world average:

Product	kg per person	World, kg per person	Ratio
Oil palm fruit	239	51.3	4.7×
Plantains	140	5.46	25.5×
Cassava	121	41.9	2.9×
Sugar cane	108	238	0.5×
Yams	90.6	11.3	8.0×
Beer	70.9	22.7	3.1×
Palm oil	57.8	9.75	5.9×
Taro	35.0	2.23	15.7×
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	20.2	34.5	0.6×
Maize	18.1	149	0.1×
Groundnuts (peanuts)	12.8	7.05	1.8×
Game meat, fresh, chilled or frozen	11.7	0.25	46.7×

Production divided by population; it is not consumption, because crops are traded and used for feed, processing and industry.

Trade in agricultural products, 2024

Gabon reported exports of 17 and imports of 108 of the products covered here.

Largest exports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Palm oil	102,341	USD 91.7 m	0.90	18 of 118
Oil of palm kernel	9,233	USD 11.5 m	1.25	16 of 69
Wine	10	USD 47,000	4.70	107 of 128
Cocoa beans	11	USD 42,000	3.82	75 of 93
Potatoes	22	USD 21,000	0.95	110 of 124
Mangoes, guavas and mangosteens	1	USD 13,000	13.00	104 of 107
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	26	USD 10,000	0.38	107 of 123
Coffee, green	1	USD 3,000	3.00	127 of 131
Beer of barley, malted	1	USD 2,000	2.00	148 of 149
Avocados	1	USD 1,000	1.00	91 of 94

Largest imports by value

Product	Tonnes	Value	USD/kg	World rank
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled	82,731	USD 103 m	1.25	44 of 189
Wheat	106,062	USD 29.1 m	0.27	112 of 176
Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled	10,900	USD 24.6 m	2.26	41 of 168
Wine	5,922	USD 22.7 m	3.83	81 of 192
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	11,896	USD 19.1 m	1.60	25 of 160
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled	5,865	USD 16.6 m	2.83	12 of 33
Whole milk powder	2,284	USD 13.1 m	5.74	76 of 190
Meat of turkeys, fresh or chilled	8,505	USD 12.9 m	1.51	24 of 162
Beer of barley, malted	5,074	USD 7.7 m	1.51	115 of 192
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled	3,400	USD 6.1 m	1.79	47 of 169

FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026: quantities in tonnes and values in current US dollars as reported; exports include re-exports. Only the FAO trade items that match Husfarm production pages are included: meat covers fresh or chilled meat only (frozen meat is a separate item), and processed goods such as milled rice or flour are not listed.

Questions and answers

What are the main crops produced in Gabon?

By volume, the largest products of Gabon in 2024 were oil palm fruit (607,941 t), plantains (354,364 t), cassava (306,212 t), according to FAOSTAT.

Is Gabon the world’s largest producer of anything?

Not in 2024. Its highest world rank was 12th, for yams.

How much oil palm fruit does Gabon produce per person?

About 239 kg per inhabitant in 2024, compared with a world average of 51.3 kg (production divided by population, FAOSTAT).

What does Gabon export most?

By value, its largest agricultural exports in 2024 among the products covered here were palm oil (USD 91.7 m), oil of palm kernel (USD 11.5 m), wine (USD 47,000), according to FAOSTAT.

What does Gabon import most?

By value, its largest agricultural imports in 2024 among the products covered here were meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (USD 103 m), wheat (USD 29.1 m), meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (USD 24.6 m).

Where does this data come from?

Production, trade and population figures are from FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Rankings, shares and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.