Arable land use per person in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Arable land use per person was 0.0287 hectares per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0335 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.349 Mt CO2e (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.