Arable land in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Arable land was 0.0287 hectares per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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 per person.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0287 hectares per person. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1601 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0287 hectares per person, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1275 hectares per person | 0.0992 hectares per person | 0.1601 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0904 hectares per person | 0.075 hectares per person | 0.1002 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0438 hectares per person | 0.0328 hectares per person | 0.0658 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0315 hectares per person | 0.0298 hectares per person | 0.0337 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0412 hectares per person | 0.0313 hectares per person | 0.0475 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0382 hectares per person | 0.0317 hectares per person | 0.0454 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0298 hectares per person | 0.0287 hectares per person | 0.0309 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 158 Papua New Guinea 0.0318 hectares per person compare
- 159 Yemen 0.0294 hectares per person compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 0.0287 hectares per person compare
- 162 South Korea 0.0282 hectares per person compare
- 163 Israel 0.0276 hectares per person compare
- 164 Egypt 0.0271 hectares per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Equatorial Guinea
- Agricultural raw materials exports 30.0% (1983)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.2% (1983)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 550,978 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 411.21 million current US$ (2025)
- Fertilizer consumption 12.23 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
- Land area 28,050 sq. km (2023)
- Agricultural land 1,047 sq. km (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Equatorial Guinea?
- Arable land in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0287 hectares per person 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 0.1601 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0287 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable land?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st 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 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) 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.