Cropland — Area per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.05 ha/cap in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cropland — Area per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — area per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 0.05 ha/cap, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.52 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.05 ha/cap, in 2021.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 198th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland — Area per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.52 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.51 ha/cap | -1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.49 ha/cap | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.48 ha/cap | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.46 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 0.45 ha/cap | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.43 ha/cap | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.41 ha/cap | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.41 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.42 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.42 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.43 ha/cap | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.43 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.42 ha/cap | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.4 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.38 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 0.35 ha/cap | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.32 ha/cap | -8.6% |
| 1984 | 0.29 ha/cap | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 0.27 ha/cap | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1989 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.21 ha/cap | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.21 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2 ha/cap | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.19 ha/cap | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.18 ha/cap | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.18 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1999 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 ha/cap | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.05 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.05 ha/cap is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.18 ha/cap, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.05 ha/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4633 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.52 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.421 ha/cap | 0.41 ha/cap | 0.43 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.299 ha/cap | 0.23 ha/cap | 0.4 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.182 ha/cap | 0.15 ha/cap | 0.21 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.112 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.068 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.08 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.052 ha/cap | 0.05 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 198 Bangladesh 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Guam 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Martinique 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Saint Lucia 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 San Marino 0.05 ha/cap compare
- 198 Switzerland 0.05 ha/cap 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)
- 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 cropland — area per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Cropland — area per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.05 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.05 ha/cap in 2021.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 198th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 Cropland — Area per capita. 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.