What is land area in Equatorial Guinea?

Land area in Equatorial Guinea was 28,050 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 28,050 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 28,050 sq. km in 1961.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land area?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Land area in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Land area was 28,050 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

28,050 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

140th

of 216 countries

All-time high

28,050 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

28,050 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 28,050 sq. km for land area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 28,050 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 28,050 sq. km, in 1961.

That places Equatorial Guinea 140th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	9
1970s	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	10
1980s	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	10
1990s	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	10
2000s	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	10
2010s	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	10
2020s	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	28,050 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

137 Lesotho 30,360 sq. km compare
138 Armenia 28,199 sq. km compare
139 Guinea-Bissau 28,120 sq. km compare
141 Solomon Islands 27,990 sq. km compare
142 Haiti 27,560 sq. km compare
143 Albania 27,400 sq. km compare

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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)
Agricultural land 1,047 sq. km (2023)
Agricultural land 3.7% (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Equatorial Guinea?: Land area in Equatorial Guinea was 28,050 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 28,050 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 28,050 sq. km in 1961.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land area?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
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 FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 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.