Agricultural land — Area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Agricultural land — Area was 96.59 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agricultural land — Area in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 96.59 1000 ha for agricultural land — area in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 146.85 1000 ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 95.84 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 179th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140.63 1000 ha | 134.85 1000 ha | 146.85 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 126.35 1000 ha | 119.85 1000 ha | 132.85 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 111.05 1000 ha | 107.85 1000 ha | 117.85 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.55 1000 ha | 102.85 1000 ha | 104.85 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 102.46 1000 ha | 101.14 1000 ha | 103.01 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.25 1000 ha | 97.97 1000 ha | 101.98 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.21 1000 ha | 95.84 1000 ha | 100.96 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 176 Cyprus 125.29 1000 ha compare
- 177 Solomon Islands 115.83 1000 ha compare
- 178 Cabo Verde 99.9 1000 ha compare
- 180 Faroe Islands 96.07 1000 ha compare
- 181 Mauritius 81.72 1000 ha compare
- 182 Suriname 76 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 38.67 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.87 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 53 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Agricultural land — area in Equatorial Guinea was 96.59 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 146.85 1000 ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.84 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for agricultural land — area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 179th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.