Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of land area used for arable agriculture was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of land area used for arable agriculture in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, 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.
Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.6% | — |
| 1962 | 1.5% | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.5% | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 1.4% | -4.9% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 1.3% | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 1.2% | -2.8% |
| 1968 | 1.2% | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 1.1% | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 1.0% | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 1.1% | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 1.0% | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9% | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6% | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +36.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +23.3% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +10.8% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +17.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 share of land area used for arable agriculture in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of land area used for arable agriculture in Equatorial Guinea was 1.9% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of land area used for arable agriculture recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1983.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of land area used for arable agriculture?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of land area used for arable agriculture 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land area used for arable agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of land area used for arable agriculture, measured as a percentage of total land area. 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 market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow.