How have things changed? in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: How have things changed? was 7,274 metric tons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,274 metric tons
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
161st
of 215 countries
All-time high
7,849 metric tons
in 2012
All-time low
600 metric tons
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
How have things changed? in Equatorial Guinea, 1965–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in metric tons.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 7,274 metric tons for how have things changed? in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed? in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7,849 metric tons in 2012 and was at its lowest, 600 metric tons, in 1965.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed? in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | metric tons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 600 metric tons | — |
| 1966 | 1,200 metric tons | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 metric tons | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 3,700 metric tons | +236.4% |
| 1969 | 3,500 metric tons | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 4,000 metric tons | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,500 metric tons | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 2,500 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,019 metric tons | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 2,341 metric tons | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 4,000 metric tons | +70.9% |
| 1985 | 3,600 metric tons | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 4,400 metric tons | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 4,000 metric tons | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,000 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,700 metric tons | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 3,500 metric tons | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 3,600 metric tons | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,507 metric tons | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 5,069 metric tons | +44.5% |
| 1995 | 2,306 metric tons | -54.5% |
| 1996 | 5,040 metric tons | +118.6% |
| 1997 | 6,090 metric tons | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 6,005 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 7,001 metric tons | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 3,634 metric tons | -48.1% |
| 2001 | 3,600 metric tons | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3,550 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,550 metric tons | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,500 metric tons | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,750 metric tons | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 4,006 metric tons | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 4,539 metric tons | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 5,406 metric tons | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 7,675 metric tons | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 7,391 metric tons | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7,132 metric tons | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7,849 metric tons | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 6,941 metric tons | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 6,083 metric tons | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 6,439 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 6,471 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6,393 metric tons | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6,424 metric tons | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,436 metric tons | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,976 metric tons | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 6,327 metric tons | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 6,629 metric tons | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 7,227 metric tons | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 7,274 metric tons | +0.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 7,274 metric tons is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945 metric tons, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 7,274 metric tons is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501 metric tons, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed? in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +236.4% | 1,100 metric tons | 3,700 metric tons |
| 1996 | +118.6% | 2,306 metric tons | 5,040 metric tons |
| 1966 | +100.0% | 600 metric tons | 1,200 metric tons |
| 1984 | +70.9% | 2,341 metric tons | 4,000 metric tons |
| 1995 | -54.5% | 5,069 metric tons | 2,306 metric tons |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,020 metric tons | 600 metric tons | 3,700 metric tons | 5 |
| 1970s | 4,000 metric tons | 4,000 metric tons | 4,000 metric tons | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,336 metric tons | 2,019 metric tons | 4,400 metric tons | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,582 metric tons | 2,306 metric tons | 7,001 metric tons | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,321 metric tons | 3,500 metric tons | 7,675 metric tons | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,756 metric tons | 6,083 metric tons | 7,849 metric tons | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,687 metric tons | 5,976 metric tons | 7,274 metric tons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 158 East Timor 9,131 metric tons compare
- 159 Bahamas 8,881 metric tons compare
- 160 Samoa 8,107 metric tons compare
- 162 Syria 6,000 metric tons compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 5,730 metric tons compare
- 164 Cape Verde 5,587 metric tons 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 how have things changed? in Equatorial Guinea?
- How have things changed? in Equatorial Guinea was 7,274 metric tons in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest how have things changed? recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,849 metric tons in 2012.
- What is the lowest how have things changed? recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 metric tons in 1965.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for how have things changed??
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed? rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of How have things changed?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change captured by a range of socioeconomic and environmental indicators, measured relative to the first year.