Cropland — Share in Land area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Cropland — Share in Land area was 3.27 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Share in Land area in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — share in land area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 3.27 %.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5.13 % in 1961 and was at its lowest, 3.24 %, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 195th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.91 % | 4.71 % | 5.13 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.4 % | 4.17 % | 4.63 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.85 % | 3.74 % | 4.1 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.59 % | 3.57 % | 3.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 % | 3.48 % | 3.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.42 % | 3.35 % | 3.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.33 % | 3.24 % | 3.42 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 193 Micronesia (Federated States of) 3.43 % compare
- 194 Seychelles 3.38 % compare
- 196 Jordan 3.21 % compare
- 197 Bhutan 2.99 % compare
- 197 Melanesia 2.99 % compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.63 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 38.67 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 54.87 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 53 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.05 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in land area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Cropland — share in land area in Equatorial Guinea was 3.27 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.13 % in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 % in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 195th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Land area. 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.