Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 94.91 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea is 94.91 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 98.06 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 94.87 %, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 29th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98.06 % | — |
| 1962 | 98.03 % | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 98.02 % | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 97.99 % | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 97.98 % | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 97.95 % | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 97.93 % | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 97.9 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 97.89 % | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 97.85 % | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 97.84 % | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 97.81 % | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 97.79 % | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 97.75 % | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 97.74 % | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 97.7 % | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 97.68 % | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 97.64 % | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 97.62 % | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 97.58 % | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 97.56 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 97.52 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 97.5 % | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 97.36 % | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 97.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 97.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 97.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 97.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 97.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 97.26 % | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 97.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 97.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 97.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 97.23 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 97.26 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 97.28 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 97.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 97.23 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.22 % | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 97.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 97.1 % | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.98 % | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.85 % | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.54 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.44 % | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.21 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.9 % | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.86 % | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 95.76 % | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.62 % | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.51 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 95.39 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 95.24 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.13 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.92 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.12 % | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.87 % | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 94.91 % | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 94.91 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 60.13 %, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 94.91 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.53 %, 2.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 97.97 % | 97.89 % | 98.06 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 97.74 % | 97.62 % | 97.85 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 97.43 % | 97.36 % | 97.58 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.25 % | 97.23 % | 97.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.03 % | 96.54 % | 97.22 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.8 % | 95.24 % | 96.44 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.99 % | 94.87 % | 95.13 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 26 Republic of Korea 96.41 % compare
- 27 Myanmar 96.35 % compare
- 28 Saint Lucia 96.27 % compare
- 30 Viet Nam 94.78 % compare
- 30 Vietnam 94.78 % compare
- 32 French Polynesia 94.54 % 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 — share in agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Equatorial Guinea was 94.91 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 98.06 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.87 % in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — 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.