Arable land use per person in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Arable land use per person was 0.0287 hectares per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0287 hectares per person
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
161st
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.1601 hectares per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0287 hectares per person
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land use per person in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land use per person in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0287 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land use per person in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1601 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 hectares per person, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Arable land use per person in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1601 hectares per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1498 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1434 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1336 hectares per person | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1274 hectares per person | -4.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1181 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1123 hectares per person | -4.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1035 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0992 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0935 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0918 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1002 hectares per person | +9.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0992 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0949 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0938 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.089 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0867 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0796 hectares per person | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.075 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0658 hectares per person | -12.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0594 hectares per person | -9.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0497 hectares per person | -16.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0437 hectares per person | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0411 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0389 hectares per person | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0355 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0341 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0328 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0337 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0325 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0333 hectares per person | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0321 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0309 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0298 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0303 hectares per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0308 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0312 hectares per person | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.03 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0313 hectares per person | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.04 hectares per person | +27.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0464 hectares per person | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0436 hectares per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0411 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0391 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0414 hectares per person | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0396 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0424 hectares per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0475 hectares per person | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0454 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0435 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0417 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0401 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0386 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0371 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0358 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0346 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0334 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0317 hectares per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0309 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0301 hectares per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0294 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0287 hectares per person | -2.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0287 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1102 hectares per person, 26% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0287 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1581 hectares per person, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land use per person 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +27.9% | 0.0313 hectares per person | 0.04 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1275 hectares per person | 0.0992 hectares per person | 0.1601 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0904 hectares per person | 0.075 hectares per person | 0.1002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0438 hectares per person | 0.0328 hectares per person | 0.0658 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0315 hectares per person | 0.0298 hectares per person | 0.0337 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0412 hectares per person | 0.0313 hectares per person | 0.0475 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0382 hectares per person | 0.0317 hectares per person | 0.0454 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0298 hectares per person | 0.0287 hectares per person | 0.0309 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 158 Papua New Guinea 0.0318 hectares per person compare
- 159 Yemen 0.0294 hectares per person compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 0.0287 hectares per person compare
- 162 South Korea 0.0282 hectares per person compare
- 163 Israel 0.0276 hectares per person compare
- 164 Egypt 0.0271 hectares per person compare
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land use per person in Equatorial Guinea?
- Arable land use per person in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0287 hectares per person in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arable land use per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1601 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land use per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable land use per person?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land use per person rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arable land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land is defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops, temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. It is measured in hectares per person.