Equatorial Guinea vs Ghana: Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade
Equatorial Guinea
0.7%
in 2023
Ghana
1.1%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
69th
Ghana rank
67th
Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports 1.1% against 0.7% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Ghana's figure about 1.7 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Ghana ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th and Ghana ranks 67th of 225 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -10.7% | 0.7% | 11.3% | Ghana |
| 1980s | -12.1% | 4.1% | 16.2% | Ghana |
| 1990s | -6.6% | 6.0% | 12.6% | Ghana |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -4.3% | 3.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 1.1% | -0.4% | 1.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.8% | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade, Equatorial Guinea or Ghana?
- Ghana, at 1.1% against 0.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade between Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
- 0.4%, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Ghana?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Ghana rank globally for is agricultural land expanding? change over the prior decade?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 69th and Ghana ranks 67th of 225 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Is agricultural land expanding? Change over the prior decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in surface area devoted to agriculture with respect to 10 years before. Negative values imply that surface area has decreased with respect to the previous decade. This data is used to assess which countries may have already peaked in their agricultural land use.