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 182nd of 248 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.
Arable land — Area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 42 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 41 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 39 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 38 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 36 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 35 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 33 1000 ha | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 32 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 30 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 29 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 31 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 30 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 28 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 27 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 25 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 24 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 22 1000 ha | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 21 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 19 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 18 1000 ha | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 16 1000 ha | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 15 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 16 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 1000 ha | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 19 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 20 1000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 20 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 26.4 1000 ha | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 46.02 1000 ha | +74.3% |
| 2003 | 41.8 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 38.1 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 2005 | 38.31 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.8 1000 ha | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 41.87 1000 ha | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 46 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 54 1000 ha | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 53 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 53 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,083 1000 ha, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 53 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Area in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +74.3% | 26.4 1000 ha | 46.02 1000 ha |
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
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (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 182nd out of 248 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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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.