Agricultural land use in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Agricultural land use was 104,720 hectares in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
104,720 hectares
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
169th
of 227 countries
All-time high
146,850 hectares
in 1961
All-time low
102,850 hectares
in 1993
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Agricultural 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
Equatorial Guinea recorded 104,720 hectares for agricultural land use in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 146,850 hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 102,850 hectares, in 1993.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th of 227 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.
Agricultural land use in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 146,850 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 144,850 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 143,850 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 141,850 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 140,850 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 138,850 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 137,850 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 135,850 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 134,850 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 132,850 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 131,850 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 129,850 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 128,850 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 126,850 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 125,850 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 123,850 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 122,850 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 120,850 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 119,850 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 117,850 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 116,850 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 114,850 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 113,850 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 107,850 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 107,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 107,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 107,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 107,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 107,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 103,850 hectares | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 103,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 104,850 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 102,850 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 102,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 102,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 103,850 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 104,850 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 102,850 hectares | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 102,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 102,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 102,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 102,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 102,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 102,850 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 102,980 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 103,110 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 103,240 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 103,370 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 103,500 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 103,630 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 103,760 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 103,890 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 104,020 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 104,150 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 104,280 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 104,410 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 104,540 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 104,670 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 104,800 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 104,920 hectares | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 104,920 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 104,920 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 104,720 hectares | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 104,720 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.20 million hectares, 3% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 104,720 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.51 million hectares, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 140,628 hectares | 134,850 hectares | 146,850 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 126,350 hectares | 119,850 hectares | 132,850 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 111,050 hectares | 107,850 hectares | 117,850 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 103,550 hectares | 102,850 hectares | 104,850 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,045 hectares | 102,850 hectares | 103,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,215 hectares | 103,630 hectares | 104,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 104,870 hectares | 104,720 hectares | 104,920 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 166 Luxembourg 132,998 hectares compare
- 167 Cyprus 128,996 hectares compare
- 168 Solomon Islands 109,200 hectares compare
- 170 Faroe Islands 96,070 hectares compare
- 171 Mauritius 85,957 hectares compare
- 172 Cape Verde 79,000 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0321 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 212.14 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 30.0% (1983)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (1983)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land use in Equatorial Guinea?
- Agricultural land use in Equatorial Guinea was 104,720 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 agricultural land use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 146,850 hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 102,850 hectares in 1993.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for agricultural land use?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 169th out of 227 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural land use rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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 Agricultural land use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Land used for cultivation of crops and animal husbandry. The total of areas under cropland and permanent meadows and pastures.