What is arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea?

Arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea was 200,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 230,000 hectares in 1971.

What is the lowest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 200,000 hectares in 2010.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable and permanent cropland?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.

Is arable and permanent cropland rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Arable and permanent cropland was 200,000 hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

200,000 hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

46th

of 52 countries

All-time high

230,000 hectares

in 1971

All-time low

200,000 hectares

in 2010

Years of data

1961–2011

Arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2011

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea is 200,000 hectares, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 230,000 hectares in 1971 and was at its lowest, 200,000 hectares, in 2010.

That places Equatorial Guinea 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	220,778 hectares	210,000 hectares	225,000 hectares	9
1970s	229,500 hectares	225,000 hectares	230,000 hectares	10
1980s	230,000 hectares	230,000 hectares	230,000 hectares	10
1990s	230,000 hectares	230,000 hectares	230,000 hectares	10
2000s	216,800 hectares	202,000 hectares	230,000 hectares	10
2010s	200,000 hectares	200,000 hectares	200,000 hectares	2

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

43 Gambia 455,000 hectares compare
44 Lesotho 312,000 hectares compare
45 Botswana 261,000 hectares compare
47 Eswatini 190,000 hectares compare
48 Comoros 140,000 hectares compare
49 Mauritius 82,000 hectares compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea

Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 411.21 million current US$ (2025)
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.2% (2025)
Rural population 550,978 (2025)
Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
Rural population 28.4% (2025)
Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (1983)
Agricultural raw materials exports 30.0% (1983)
Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 3.21 (2025)
Agriculture share gdp 3.21 (2025)
Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 21 (2024)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea?: Arable and permanent cropland in Equatorial Guinea was 200,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 230,000 hectares in 1971.
What is the lowest arable and permanent cropland recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 200,000 hectares in 2010.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable and permanent cropland?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 46th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
Is arable and permanent cropland rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land 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