What is land area in Equatorial Guinea?

Land area in Equatorial Guinea was 2.81 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

What is the highest land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1961.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land area?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.

Is land area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Equatorial Guinea

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

Equatorial Guinea: Land area was 2.81 million hectares in 2011. ▬ Flat

Latest (2011)

2.81 million hectares

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

43rd

of 53 countries

All-time high

2.81 million hectares

in 1961

All-time low

2.81 million hectares

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2011

Land area in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2011

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

Analysis

In 2011, land area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 2.81 million hectares. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.81 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 2.81 million hectares, in 1961.

That places Equatorial Guinea 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Land area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Land area (hectares) in Equatorial Guinea, 1961 to 2011.
Year	hectares	Change
1961	2.81 million hectares	—
1962	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1963	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1964	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1965	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1966	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1967	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1968	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1969	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1970	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1971	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1972	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1973	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1974	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1975	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1976	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1977	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1978	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1979	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1980	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1981	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1982	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1983	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1984	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1985	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1986	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1987	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1988	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1989	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1990	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1991	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1992	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1993	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1994	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1995	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1996	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1997	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1998	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
1999	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2000	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2001	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2002	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2003	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2004	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2005	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2006	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2007	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2008	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2009	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2010	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%
2011	2.81 million hectares	+0.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

Equatorial Guinea's 2.81 million hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.22 million hectares, 7% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Equatorial Guinea's 2.81 million hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.36 million hectares, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	9
1970s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	10
1980s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	10
1990s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	10
2000s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	10
2010s	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2.81 million hectares	2

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

40 Togo 5.44 million hectares compare
41 Lesotho 3.04 million hectares compare
42 Guinea-Bissau 2.81 million hectares compare
44 Burundi 2.57 million hectares compare
45 Rwanda 2.47 million hectares compare
46 Djibouti 2.32 million hectares compare

See the full ranking of 59 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Equatorial Guinea?: Land area in Equatorial Guinea was 2.81 million hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
What is the highest land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 2.81 million hectares in 1961.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land area?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
Is land area rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 59 places, 2,983 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.