Arable land in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Arable land was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Arable land in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and website, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
In 2023, arable land in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land 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.
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
- 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 1.9% in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and website, 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 1.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1983.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for arable land?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd 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 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and website, 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 (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.