Land use for palm oil production in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Land use for palm oil production was 3,945 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land use for palm oil production in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land use for palm oil production in Equatorial Guinea is 3,945 hectares, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use for palm oil production in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4,148 hectares in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,300 hectares, in 1961.
That places Equatorial Guinea 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,800 hectares | 2,300 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,240 hectares | 3,000 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,700 hectares | 3,700 hectares | 3,700 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,600 hectares | 3,400 hectares | 3,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,500 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 3,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,635 hectares | 3,490 hectares | 4,148 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,024 hectares | 3,945 hectares | 4,125 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 9,570 hectares compare
- 37 Burundi 8,843 hectares compare
- 38 Tanzania 5,603 hectares compare
- 40 Gambia 3,513 hectares compare
- 41 Sao Tome and Principe 2,130 hectares compare
- 42 Madagascar 1,812 hectares 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 land use for palm oil production in Equatorial Guinea?
- Land use for palm oil production in Equatorial Guinea was 3,945 hectares in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land use for palm oil production recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,148 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest land use for palm oil production recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,300 hectares in 1961.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land use for palm oil production?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 39th out of 44 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land use for palm oil production rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use for palm oil production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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