Cropland extent over the long-term in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Cropland extent over the long-term was 100,000 hectares in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
100,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 202 countries
All-time high
389,799 hectares
in 1890
All-time low
100,000 hectares
in 1993
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland extent over the long-term in Equatorial Guinea, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland extent over the long-term in Equatorial Guinea is 100,000 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 389,799 hectares in 1890 and was at its lowest, 100,000 hectares, in 1993.
That places Equatorial Guinea 153rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cropland extent over the long-term in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 125,395 hectares | — |
| 1100 | 139,329 hectares | +11.1% |
| 1200 | 154,409 hectares | +10.8% |
| 1300 | 170,587 hectares | +10.5% |
| 1400 | 187,737 hectares | +10.1% |
| 1500 | 205,618 hectares | +9.5% |
| 1600 | 223,800 hectares | +8.8% |
| 1700 | 241,556 hectares | +7.9% |
| 1710 | 248,317 hectares | +2.8% |
| 1720 | 254,923 hectares | +2.7% |
| 1730 | 261,401 hectares | +2.5% |
| 1740 | 267,748 hectares | +2.4% |
| 1750 | 273,962 hectares | +2.3% |
| 1760 | 280,040 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1770 | 285,978 hectares | +2.1% |
| 1780 | 291,773 hectares | +2.0% |
| 1790 | 297,202 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1800 | 302,918 hectares | +1.9% |
| 1810 | 308,260 hectares | +1.8% |
| 1820 | 313,444 hectares | +1.7% |
| 1830 | 318,465 hectares | +1.6% |
| 1840 | 323,317 hectares | +1.5% |
| 1850 | 327,997 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1860 | 325,127 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1870 | 342,063 hectares | +5.2% |
| 1880 | 367,021 hectares | +7.3% |
| 1890 | 389,799 hectares | +6.2% |
| 1900 | 367,118 hectares | -5.8% |
| 1910 | 328,471 hectares | -10.5% |
| 1920 | 306,107 hectares | -6.8% |
| 1930 | 351,285 hectares | +14.8% |
| 1940 | 111,107 hectares | -68.4% |
| 1950 | 128,728 hectares | +15.9% |
| 1951 | 131,530 hectares | +2.2% |
| 1952 | 133,161 hectares | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 134,158 hectares | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 134,944 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 135,821 hectares | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 136,959 hectares | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 138,427 hectares | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 140,170 hectares | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 142,073 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 144,000 hectares | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 144,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 142,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 141,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 139,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 138,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 136,000 hectares | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 135,000 hectares | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 133,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1969 | 132,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 130,000 hectares | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 129,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 127,000 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 126,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 124,000 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 123,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 121,000 hectares | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 120,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 118,000 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1979 | 117,000 hectares | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 115,000 hectares | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 114,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 112,000 hectares | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 111,000 hectares | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 105,000 hectares | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 105,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 101,000 hectares | -3.8% |
| 1991 | 101,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 102,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 100,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 101,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 102,000 hectares | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 100,000 hectares | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 100,000 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.01 million hectares, 5% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 100,000 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.31 million hectares, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cropland extent over the long-term 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -68.4% | 351,285 hectares | 111,107 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 125,395 hectares | 125,395 hectares | 125,395 hectares | 1 |
| 1100s | 139,329 hectares | 139,329 hectares | 139,329 hectares | 1 |
| 1200s | 154,409 hectares | 154,409 hectares | 154,409 hectares | 1 |
| 1300s | 170,587 hectares | 170,587 hectares | 170,587 hectares | 1 |
| 1400s | 187,737 hectares | 187,737 hectares | 187,737 hectares | 1 |
| 1500s | 205,618 hectares | 205,618 hectares | 205,618 hectares | 1 |
| 1600s | 223,800 hectares | 223,800 hectares | 223,800 hectares | 1 |
| 1700s | 241,556 hectares | 241,556 hectares | 241,556 hectares | 1 |
| 1710s | 248,317 hectares | 248,317 hectares | 248,317 hectares | 1 |
| 1720s | 254,923 hectares | 254,923 hectares | 254,923 hectares | 1 |
| 1730s | 261,401 hectares | 261,401 hectares | 261,401 hectares | 1 |
| 1740s | 267,748 hectares | 267,748 hectares | 267,748 hectares | 1 |
| 1750s | 273,962 hectares | 273,962 hectares | 273,962 hectares | 1 |
| 1760s | 280,040 hectares | 280,040 hectares | 280,040 hectares | 1 |
| 1770s | 285,978 hectares | 285,978 hectares | 285,978 hectares | 1 |
| 1780s | 291,773 hectares | 291,773 hectares | 291,773 hectares | 1 |
| 1790s | 297,202 hectares | 297,202 hectares | 297,202 hectares | 1 |
| 1800s | 302,918 hectares | 302,918 hectares | 302,918 hectares | 1 |
| 1810s | 308,260 hectares | 308,260 hectares | 308,260 hectares | 1 |
| 1820s | 313,444 hectares | 313,444 hectares | 313,444 hectares | 1 |
| 1830s | 318,465 hectares | 318,465 hectares | 318,465 hectares | 1 |
| 1840s | 323,317 hectares | 323,317 hectares | 323,317 hectares | 1 |
| 1850s | 327,997 hectares | 327,997 hectares | 327,997 hectares | 1 |
| 1860s | 325,127 hectares | 325,127 hectares | 325,127 hectares | 1 |
| 1870s | 342,063 hectares | 342,063 hectares | 342,063 hectares | 1 |
| 1880s | 367,021 hectares | 367,021 hectares | 367,021 hectares | 1 |
| 1890s | 389,799 hectares | 389,799 hectares | 389,799 hectares | 1 |
| 1900s | 367,118 hectares | 367,118 hectares | 367,118 hectares | 1 |
| 1910s | 328,471 hectares | 328,471 hectares | 328,471 hectares | 1 |
| 1920s | 306,107 hectares | 306,107 hectares | 306,107 hectares | 1 |
| 1930s | 351,285 hectares | 351,285 hectares | 351,285 hectares | 1 |
| 1940s | 111,107 hectares | 111,107 hectares | 111,107 hectares | 1 |
| 1950s | 135,597 hectares | 128,728 hectares | 142,073 hectares | 10 |
| 1960s | 138,400 hectares | 132,000 hectares | 144,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1970s | 123,500 hectares | 117,000 hectares | 130,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 108,200 hectares | 105,000 hectares | 115,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 100,700 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 102,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 100,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 150 Oman 117,316 hectares compare
- 151 Solomon Islands 112,000 hectares compare
- 152 Cyprus 111,796 hectares compare
- 154 United Arab Emirates 99,407 hectares compare
- 155 Puerto Rico 66,200 hectares compare
- 156 Luxembourg 63,781 hectares compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0516 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0542 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term in Equatorial Guinea?
- Cropland extent over the long-term in Equatorial Guinea was 100,000 hectares in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 389,799 hectares in 1890.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 hectares in 1993.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for cropland extent over the long-term?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 153rd out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cropland area for each separate country over time.