Which has higher cropland area, Equatorial Guinea or Jordan?

Jordan, at 155,064 against 116,244 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2010.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Jordan?

24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.

Where does this data come from?

Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Jordan: Cropland area

Equatorial Guinea

116,244

in 2010

Jordan

155,064

in 2010

Equatorial Guinea rank

145th

Jordan rank

142nd

Cropland area over time

Equatorial Guinea
Jordan

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 155,064 against 116,244 in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 38,820.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1780 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th and Jordan ranks 142nd of 179 countries.

Across the 24 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 15 and Jordan in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Jordan	Difference	Ahead
1780s	64,336	45,486	18,850	Equatorial Guinea
1790s	64,676	44,695	19,981	Equatorial Guinea
1800s	65,015	43,930	21,085	Equatorial Guinea
1810s	65,355	43,114	22,240	Equatorial Guinea
1820s	65,972	42,458	23,514	Equatorial Guinea
1830s	66,590	43,626	22,963	Equatorial Guinea
1840s	67,084	43,415	23,669	Equatorial Guinea
1850s	67,701	43,104	24,597	Equatorial Guinea
1860s	68,380	42,741	25,639	Equatorial Guinea
1870s	72,147	42,300	29,846	Equatorial Guinea
1880s	76,191	48,842	27,349	Equatorial Guinea
1890s	80,574	56,818	23,757	Equatorial Guinea
1900s	85,267	65,524	19,743	Equatorial Guinea
1910s	90,608	78,109	12,499	Equatorial Guinea
1920s	93,942	90,586	3,356	Equatorial Guinea
1930s	97,616	105,035	7,420	Jordan
1940s	101,969	131,083	29,114	Jordan
1950s	110,427	156,573	46,146	Jordan
1960s	128,457	278,324	149,867	Jordan
1970s	142,688	293,170	150,482	Jordan
1980s	149,604	313,634	164,030	Jordan
1990s	136,213	238,341	102,128	Jordan
2000s	121,903	197,575	75,672	Jordan
2010s	116,244	155,064	38,820	Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland area, Equatorial Guinea or Jordan?: Jordan, at 155,064 against 116,244 in Equatorial Guinea as of 2010.
What is the difference in cropland area between Equatorial Guinea and Jordan?: 38,820, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Jordan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1780 to 2010.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Jordan rank globally for cropland area?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 145th and Jordan ranks 142nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cropland area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Cropland area
Source: Taylor and Rising, and United Nations (2021) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 179 places, 4,296 data points, 1780–2010
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Cropland is land used to grow crops, excluding pasture used for livestock grazing.