Eastern Africa vs Equatorial Guinea: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land over time
- Eastern Africa
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 94.91 % against 25.02 % in Eastern Africa, a difference of 69.89 %.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 3.8 times Eastern Africa's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Eastern Africa ranks 25th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 31 groups.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Africa | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.85 % | 97.97 % | 83.12 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 16.63 % | 97.74 % | 81.11 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 17.84 % | 97.43 % | 79.59 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 19.32 % | 97.25 % | 77.93 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 21.6 % | 97.03 % | 75.43 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 23.77 % | 95.8 % | 72.03 % | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 24.91 % | 94.99 % | 70.08 % | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cropland — share in agricultural land, Eastern Africa or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 94.91 % against 25.02 % in Eastern Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cropland — share in agricultural land between Eastern Africa and Equatorial Guinea?
- 69.89 %, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Africa and Equatorial Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Eastern Africa and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Eastern Africa ranks 25th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 26th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.