Equatorial Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: FAO projections of arable land
Equatorial Guinea
99,800 hectares
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
91,704 hectares
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
159th
United Arab Emirates rank
160th
FAO projections of arable land over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 99,800 hectares against 91,704 hectares in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 8,096 hectares.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 160th of 224 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 6 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 137,778 hectares | 9,000 hectares | 128,778 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 123,500 hectares | 14,800 hectares | 108,700 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 108,200 hectares | 33,000 hectares | 75,200 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 100,700 hectares | 92,000 hectares | 8,700 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 100,000 hectares | 233,870 hectares | 133,870 hectares | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 100,000 hectares | 84,195 hectares | 15,805 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 99,950 hectares | 91,157 hectares | 8,793 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fao projections of arable land, Equatorial Guinea or United Arab Emirates?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 99,800 hectares against 91,704 hectares in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fao projections of arable land between Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
- 8,096 hectares, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for fao projections of arable land?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 159th and United Arab Emirates ranks 160th of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as FAO projections of arable land. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land allocated to arable production or permanent crops, measured in hectares. Values from 2030 onwards are FAO's 2018 projections under three different scenarios.