Arable land — Area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Arable land — Area was 53 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 53 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 54 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15 1000 ha, in 1983.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.78 1000 ha | 32 1000 ha | 44 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 26.7 1000 ha | 21 1000 ha | 31 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.8 1000 ha | 15 1000 ha | 19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7 1000 ha | 16 1000 ha | 20 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.13 1000 ha | 22 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.9 1000 ha | 53 1000 ha | 54 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53 1000 ha | 53 1000 ha | 53 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 3.27 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Arable land — area in Equatorial Guinea was 53 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 54 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 1000 ha in 1983.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable land — area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Arable 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.