Land use in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Land use was 99,800 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land use in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2023, land use in Equatorial Guinea stood at 99,800 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 144,000 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 99,800 hectares, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th of 223 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137,778 hectares | 132,000 hectares | 144,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 123,500 hectares | 117,000 hectares | 130,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 108,200 hectares | 105,000 hectares | 115,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,700 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 102,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 99,950 hectares | 99,800 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 155 Bhutan 114,000 hectares compare
- 156 Palestine 113,200 hectares compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 101,200 hectares compare
- 159 United Arab Emirates 91,704 hectares compare
- 160 Mauritius 78,957 hectares compare
- 161 Puerto Rico 66,200 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 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Land use in Equatorial Guinea was 99,800 hectares in 2023, 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 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 144,000 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 99,800 hectares in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land use?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 158th out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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