What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 0.18 percent in 2020.

What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1 percent in 1961.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 205th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 0.18 percent in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.18 percent

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

205th

of 209 countries

All-time high

0.18 percent

in 2020

All-time low

0.1 percent

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.18 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.18 percent in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1 percent, in 1961.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 205th of 209 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea, 1961 to 2023.
Year	percent	Change
1961	0.1 percent	—
1962	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1963	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1964	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1965	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1966	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1967	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1968	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1969	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1970	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1971	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1972	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1973	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1974	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1975	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1976	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1977	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1978	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1979	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1980	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1981	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1982	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1983	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1984	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1985	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1986	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1987	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1988	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1989	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1990	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1991	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1992	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1993	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1994	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1995	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1996	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1997	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1998	0.1 percent	+0.0%
1999	0.1 percent	+0.0%
2000	0.1 percent	+0.0%
2001	0.1 percent	+0.0%
2002	0.1 percent	+0.0%
2003	0.1 percent	+0.0%
2004	0.1 percent	+0.0%
2005	0.11 percent	+10.0%
2006	0.11 percent	+0.0%
2007	0.12 percent	+9.1%
2008	0.12 percent	+0.0%
2009	0.12 percent	+0.0%
2010	0.13 percent	+8.3%
2011	0.13 percent	+0.0%
2012	0.14 percent	+7.7%
2013	0.14 percent	+0.0%
2014	0.15 percent	+7.1%
2015	0.15 percent	+0.0%
2016	0.16 percent	+6.7%
2017	0.16 percent	+0.0%
2018	0.17 percent	+6.3%
2019	0.17 percent	+0.0%
2020	0.18 percent	+5.9%
2021	0.18 percent	+0.0%
2022	0.18 percent	+0.0%
2023	0.18 percent	+0.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

Equatorial Guinea's 0.18 percent is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12.32 percent, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Equatorial Guinea's 0.18 percent is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.09 percent, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1 percent	0.1 percent	0.1 percent	9
1970s	0.1 percent	0.1 percent	0.1 percent	10
1980s	0.1 percent	0.1 percent	0.1 percent	10
1990s	0.1 percent	0.1 percent	0.1 percent	10
2000s	0.108 percent	0.1 percent	0.12 percent	10
2010s	0.15 percent	0.13 percent	0.17 percent	10
2020s	0.18 percent	0.18 percent	0.18 percent	4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

202 Solomon Islands 0.29 percent compare
203 Cyprus 0.23 percent compare
204 Bahamas 0.2 percent compare
206 Suriname 0.1 percent compare
207 Finland 0.04 percent compare
208 Mayotte 0.03 percent compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea?: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Equatorial Guinea was 0.18 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 0.18 percent in 2020.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1 percent in 1961.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 205th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit: percent
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).