Equatorial Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: Arable land

Equatorial Guinea
53,000 hectares
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
50,384 hectares
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
156th
United Arab Emirates rank
158th

Arable land over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 53,000 hectares against 50,384 hectares in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 2,616 hectares.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and United Arab Emirates ranks 158th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 37,778 hectares 5,444 hectares 32,333 hectares Equatorial Guinea
1970s 26,700 hectares 9,600 hectares 17,100 hectares Equatorial Guinea
1980s 15,800 hectares 24,200 hectares 8,400 hectares United Arab Emirates
1990s 17,700 hectares 40,300 hectares 22,600 hectares United Arab Emirates
2000s 38,200 hectares 59,770 hectares 21,570 hectares United Arab Emirates
2010s 53,900 hectares 43,960 hectares 9,940 hectares Equatorial Guinea
2020s 53,000 hectares 50,017 hectares 2,983 hectares Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable land, Equatorial Guinea or United Arab Emirates?
Equatorial Guinea, at 53,000 hectares against 50,384 hectares in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in arable land between Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
2,616 hectares, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for arable land?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th and United Arab Emirates ranks 158th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Arable land (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Arable land (hectares)
Unit
hectares
Source
FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 11,871 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Arable land (in hectares) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.