Land use in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Land use was 99,800 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
99,800 hectares
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
159th
of 224 countries
All-time high
144,000 hectares
in 1961
All-time low
99,800 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 159th of 224 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.
Land use in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 144,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 142,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 141,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 139,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 138,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 136,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 135,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 133,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 132,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 130,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 129,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 127,000 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 126,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 124,000 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 123,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 121,000 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 120,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 118,000 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 117,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 115,000 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 114,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 112,000 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 111,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 105,000 hectares | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 101,000 hectares | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 101,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 102,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 100,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 101,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 102,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 100,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99,800 hectares | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 99,800 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.58 million hectares, 6% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 99,800 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.21 million hectares, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 156 Bhutan 114,000 hectares compare
- 157 Palestine 113,200 hectares compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 101,200 hectares compare
- 160 United Arab Emirates 91,704 hectares compare
- 161 Mauritius 78,957 hectares compare
- 162 Puerto Rico 66,200 hectares 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (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 159th out of 224 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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