Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre was 1.89 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.89 hectares per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
1.93 hectares per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0.5348 hectares per square kilometre
in 1983
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.89 hectares per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.93 hectares per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre, in 1983.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.57 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.5 hectares per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.46 hectares per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.39 hectares per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 1.35 hectares per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.28 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.25 hectares per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.18 hectares per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 1.14 hectares per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.07 hectares per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 1.03 hectares per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.11 hectares per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 1.07 hectares per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 0.9982 hectares per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 0.9626 hectares per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.8913 hectares per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8556 hectares per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.7843 hectares per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7487 hectares per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6774 hectares per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6417 hectares per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.5704 hectares per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5704 hectares per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5704 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6061 hectares per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6061 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6061 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6061 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6417 hectares per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6774 hectares per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.713 hectares per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.713 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7843 hectares per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.07 hectares per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 1.32 hectares per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 1.32 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.32 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.32 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.46 hectares per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.46 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.64 hectares per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.89 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.89 hectares per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.89 hectares per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.33 hectares per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +36.4% | 0.7843 hectares per square kilometre | 1.07 hectares per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.35 hectares per square kilometre | 1.14 hectares per square kilometre | 1.57 hectares per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9519 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7487 hectares per square kilometre | 1.11 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5633 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre | 0.6774 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.631 hectares per square kilometre | 0.5704 hectares per square kilometre | 0.713 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 hectares per square kilometre | 0.7843 hectares per square kilometre | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 hectares per square kilometre | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | 1.93 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | 1.89 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 169 New Zealand 1.97 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 170 Hong Kong 1.9 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 171 Chile 1.89 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 173 Guam 1.85 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 174 Qatar 1.83 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 175 Somalia 1.75 hectares per square kilometre 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 arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 1.89 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 hectares per square kilometre in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land (hectares), per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5348 hectares per square kilometre in 1983.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable land (hectares), per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land (hectares), per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arable land (hectares), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arable land (hectares) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Arable land 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)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arable land (hectares) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.