Agricultural land use per person in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Agricultural land use per person was 0.0718 hectares per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0718 hectares per person
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
171st
of 202 countries
All-time high
4.35 hectares per person
in 1200
All-time low
0.0718 hectares per person
in 2025
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Agricultural land use per person in Equatorial Guinea, 1000–2025
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
In 2025, agricultural land use per person in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0718 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 108 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land use per person in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4.35 hectares per person in 1200 and was at its lowest, 0.0718 hectares per person, in 2025.
That places Equatorial Guinea 171st 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.
Agricultural land use per person in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 3.86 hectares per person | — |
| 1100 | 4.09 hectares per person | +6.2% |
| 1200 | 4.35 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 1300 | 3.08 hectares per person | -29.1% |
| 1400 | 2.81 hectares per person | -8.9% |
| 1500 | 2.61 hectares per person | -7.1% |
| 1600 | 2.58 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1700 | 2.54 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1710 | 2.56 hectares per person | +0.9% |
| 1720 | 2.58 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1730 | 2.6 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1740 | 2.61 hectares per person | +0.7% |
| 1750 | 2.63 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1760 | 2.64 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1770 | 2.66 hectares per person | +0.5% |
| 1780 | 2.67 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1790 | 2.68 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1800 | 2.69 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1810 | 2.7 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1820 | 2.7 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1830 | 2.71 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1840 | 2.72 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1850 | 2.72 hectares per person | +0.2% |
| 1860 | 2.54 hectares per person | -6.5% |
| 1870 | 2.49 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1880 | 2.44 hectares per person | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 2.38 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 1900 | 2.39 hectares per person | +0.4% |
| 1910 | 2.43 hectares per person | +1.6% |
| 1920 | 2.45 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 2.38 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1940 | 1.01 hectares per person | -57.7% |
| 1950 | 0.9287 hectares per person | -7.8% |
| 1951 | 0.9187 hectares per person | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.9123 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1953 | 0.908 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.9043 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 0.9004 hectares per person | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 0.8958 hectares per person | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.8904 hectares per person | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 0.8843 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 0.8781 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 0.5799 hectares per person | -34.0% |
| 1961 | 0.5717 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 1962 | 0.556 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5438 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5266 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 0.5116 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.491 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4732 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.454 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4435 hectares per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4364 hectares per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.4401 hectares per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4469 hectares per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.4617 hectares per person | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4741 hectares per person | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4878 hectares per person | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4945 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5014 hectares per person | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.4977 hectares per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4884 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.4647 hectares per person | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4357 hectares per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.398 hectares per person | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.3646 hectares per person | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3213 hectares per person | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3027 hectares per person | -5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.289 hectares per person | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2785 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2701 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2624 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2452 hectares per person | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2376 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2323 hectares per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2204 hectares per person | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2129 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2055 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1999 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1942 hectares per person | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1832 hectares per person | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.176 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.169 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1623 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1558 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1495 hectares per person | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1432 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1373 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1314 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1257 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1202 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1149 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.11 hectares per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1054 hectares per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1011 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0972 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0936 hectares per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0903 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0872 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0843 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0816 hectares per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0791 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0767 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0756 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0746 hectares per person | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0737 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0727 hectares per person | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0718 hectares per person | -1.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0718 hectares per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4169 hectares per person, 17% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0718 hectares per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5841 hectares per person, 12% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural land use per person 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 | -57.7% | 2.38 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person |
| 1960 | -34.0% | 0.8781 hectares per person | 0.5799 hectares per person |
| 1300 | -29.1% | 4.35 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.86 hectares per person | 3.86 hectares per person | 3.86 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1100s | 4.09 hectares per person | 4.09 hectares per person | 4.09 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1200s | 4.35 hectares per person | 4.35 hectares per person | 4.35 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1300s | 3.08 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | 3.08 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1400s | 2.81 hectares per person | 2.81 hectares per person | 2.81 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1500s | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1600s | 2.58 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1700s | 2.54 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1710s | 2.56 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 2.56 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1720s | 2.58 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 2.58 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1730s | 2.6 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | 2.6 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1740s | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 2.61 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1750s | 2.63 hectares per person | 2.63 hectares per person | 2.63 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1760s | 2.64 hectares per person | 2.64 hectares per person | 2.64 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1770s | 2.66 hectares per person | 2.66 hectares per person | 2.66 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1780s | 2.67 hectares per person | 2.67 hectares per person | 2.67 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1790s | 2.68 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | 2.68 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1800s | 2.69 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 2.69 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1810s | 2.7 hectares per person | 2.7 hectares per person | 2.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1820s | 2.7 hectares per person | 2.7 hectares per person | 2.7 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1830s | 2.71 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | 2.71 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1840s | 2.72 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1850s | 2.72 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 2.72 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1860s | 2.54 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | 2.54 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1870s | 2.49 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | 2.49 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1880s | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 2.44 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1890s | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1900s | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 2.39 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 2.43 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.45 hectares per person | 2.45 hectares per person | 2.45 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 2.38 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1940s | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 1.01 hectares per person | 1 |
| 1950s | 0.9021 hectares per person | 0.8781 hectares per person | 0.9287 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.5151 hectares per person | 0.4435 hectares per person | 0.5799 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4729 hectares per person | 0.4364 hectares per person | 0.5014 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3387 hectares per person | 0.2624 hectares per person | 0.4647 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2107 hectares per person | 0.176 hectares per person | 0.2452 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1409 hectares per person | 0.1149 hectares per person | 0.169 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.093 hectares per person | 0.0791 hectares per person | 0.11 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0742 hectares per person | 0.0718 hectares per person | 0.0767 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 168 Cyprus 0.092 hectares per person compare
- 169 Belgium 0.0782 hectares per person compare
- 170 Grenada 0.0765 hectares per person compare
- 172 Martinique 0.0711 hectares per person compare
- 173 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.069 hectares per person compare
- 174 United States Virgin Islands 0.0589 hectares per person 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 agricultural land use per person in Equatorial Guinea?
- Agricultural land use per person in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0718 hectares per person in 2025, according to HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural land use per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.35 hectares per person in 1200.
- What is the lowest agricultural land use per person recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0718 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for agricultural land use per person?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agricultural land use per person rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. 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 Agricultural land use per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total agricultural land per person for each separate country over time.