Equatorial Guinea vs Yemen, Rep.: Arable land use per person

Equatorial Guinea
0.0287 hectares per person
in 2023
Yemen, Rep.
0.0294 hectares per person
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
161st
Yemen, Rep. rank
159th

Arable land use per person over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Yemen, Rep.
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How they compare

Yemen, Rep. currently reports 0.0294 hectares per person against 0.0287 hectares per person in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.0007 hectares per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Yemen, Rep. ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st and Yemen, Rep. ranks 159th of 206 countries.

Yemen, Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Yemen, Rep. Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1275 hectares per person 0.2094 hectares per person 0.0819 hectares per person Yemen, Rep.
1970s 0.0904 hectares per person 0.169 hectares per person 0.0786 hectares per person Yemen, Rep.
1980s 0.0438 hectares per person 0.1224 hectares per person 0.0786 hectares per person Yemen, Rep.
1990s 0.0315 hectares per person 0.0961 hectares per person 0.0647 hectares per person Yemen, Rep.
2000s 0.0412 hectares per person 0.0603 hectares per person 0.0191 hectares per person Yemen, Rep.
2010s 0.0382 hectares per person 0.0385 hectares per person 0.0003 hectares per person Yemen, Rep.
2020s 0.0298 hectares per person 0.0307 hectares per person 0.001 hectares per person Yemen, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land use per person, Equatorial Guinea or Yemen, Rep.?
Yemen, Rep., at 0.0294 hectares per person against 0.0287 hectares per person in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land use per person between Equatorial Guinea and Yemen, Rep.?
0.0007 hectares per person, with Yemen, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Yemen, Rep.?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Yemen, Rep. rank globally for arable land use per person?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st and Yemen, Rep. ranks 159th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Arable land use per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land use per person
Unit
hectares per person
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,842 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.