Breakdown of habitable land area in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Breakdown of habitable land area was 1,650 hectares in 2019. ▲ Rising
Breakdown of habitable land area in Equatorial Guinea, 2015–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2019, breakdown of habitable land area in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1,650 hectares. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 27.9% over five years.
That places Equatorial Guinea 173rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Breakdown of habitable land area in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1,290 hectares | — |
| 2016 | 1,210 hectares | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 1,280 hectares | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 1,370 hectares | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 1,650 hectares | +20.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,650 hectares is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74,495 hectares, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1,650 hectares is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45,820 hectares, 4% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 170 Trinidad and Tobago 2,060 hectares compare
- 171 Antigua and Barbuda 1,850 hectares compare
- 172 Hong Kong 1,700 hectares compare
- 174 East Timor 1,640 hectares compare
- 175 Liberia 1,530 hectares compare
- 176 Mauritius 1,350 hectares compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is breakdown of habitable land area in Equatorial Guinea?
- Breakdown of habitable land area in Equatorial Guinea was 1,650 hectares in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,650 hectares in 2019.
- What is the lowest breakdown of habitable land area recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,210 hectares in 2016.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for breakdown of habitable land area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd out of 235 countries with data for 2019.
- 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 Breakdown of habitable land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Habitable land is defined as ice- and barren-free land. Agricultural land is the sum of croplands and pasture for grazing.