Arable land in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Arable land was 53,000 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023
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). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 53,000 hectares for arable land in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 54,000 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 15,000 hectares, in 1983.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th 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 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 44,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 42,000 hectares | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 41,000 hectares | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 39,000 hectares | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 38,000 hectares | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 36,000 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 35,000 hectares | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 33,000 hectares | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 32,000 hectares | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 30,000 hectares | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 29,000 hectares | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 31,000 hectares | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 30,000 hectares | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 28,000 hectares | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 27,000 hectares | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 25,000 hectares | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 24,000 hectares | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 22,000 hectares | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 21,000 hectares | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 19,000 hectares | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 18,000 hectares | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 16,000 hectares | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 15,000 hectares | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16,000 hectares | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 16,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17,000 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 18,000 hectares | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 19,000 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 20,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 20,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 22,000 hectares | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 30,000 hectares | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 37,000 hectares | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 37,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 37,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41,000 hectares | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 41,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46,000 hectares | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 54,000 hectares | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 53,000 hectares | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 53,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 53,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.03 million hectares, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 53,000 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.83 million hectares, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arable land 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% | 22,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37,778 hectares | 32,000 hectares | 44,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 26,700 hectares | 21,000 hectares | 31,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,800 hectares | 15,000 hectares | 19,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 17,700 hectares | 16,000 hectares | 20,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 38,200 hectares | 22,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 53,900 hectares | 53,000 hectares | 54,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,000 hectares | 53,000 hectares | 53,000 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 153 Mauritius 75,000 hectares compare
- 154 Comoros 65,000 hectares compare
- 155 Luxembourg 61,326 hectares compare
- 157 Suriname 52,965 hectares compare
- 158 United Arab Emirates 50,384 hectares compare
- 159 Puerto Rico 50,200 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 arable land in Equatorial Guinea?
- Arable land in Equatorial Guinea was 53,000 hectares in 2023, according to 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).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 54,000 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 hectares in 1983.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable land?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land 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 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 part of Arable land (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.