Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 54.87 % in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — share in agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea stood at 54.87 %.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 55.3 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.18 %, in 1983.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th of 248 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.96 % | — |
| 1962 | 29 % | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 28.5 % | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 27.49 % | -3.5% |
| 1965 | 26.98 % | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 25.93 % | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 25.39 % | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 24.29 % | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 23.73 % | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 22.58 % | -4.8% |
| 1971 | 21.99 % | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 23.87 % | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 23.28 % | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 22.07 % | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 21.45 % | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 20.19 % | -5.9% |
| 1977 | 19.54 % | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 18.2 % | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 17.52 % | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 16.12 % | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 15.4 % | -4.5% |
| 1982 | 13.93 % | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 13.18 % | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 13.91 % | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 13.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 13.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.91 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.41 % | +10.8% |
| 1991 | 15.41 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16.21 % | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 16.53 % | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 16.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16.53 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17.33 % | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 18.12 % | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 19.45 % | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 19.45 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.44 % | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 25.73 % | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 44.84 % | +74.3% |
| 2003 | 40.73 % | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 37.13 % | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 37.29 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.49 % | +22.0% |
| 2007 | 40.64 % | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 45.23 % | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 53.39 % | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 52.95 % | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.38 % | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 55.12 % | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 55.02 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 53.92 % | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 53.51 % | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 53.59 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 53.41 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 53.28 % | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 52.57 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 52.5 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 54.71 % | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 52.58 % | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 55.3 % | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 54.87 % | -0.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 54.87 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.94 %, 1.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 54.87 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.01 %, 2.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 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% | 25.73 % | 44.84 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.81 % | 23.73 % | 29.96 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.07 % | 17.52 % | 23.87 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.21 % | 13.18 % | 16.12 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.1 % | 15.41 % | 19.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.19 % | 21.44 % | 53.39 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.77 % | 52.57 % | 55.12 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.99 % | 52.5 % | 55.3 % | 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 — share in agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea was 54.87 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 55.3 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.18 % in 1983.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.