What is land area in square kilometres in Equatorial Guinea?

Land area in square kilometres in Equatorial Guinea was 28,050 sq. km in 2023, 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 land area in square kilometres recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

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

What is the lowest land area in square kilometres recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

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

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land area in square kilometres?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area in square kilometres 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in square kilometres in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Land area in square kilometres in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

Latest (2023)

28,050 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

140th

of 215 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 square kilometres in Equatorial Guinea, 1961–2023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

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

Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th of 215 countries on this measure, 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

See the full ranking of 215 places →

More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea

Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Democracy 3 (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 0 (2025)
Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
Free country 0 (2025)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is land area in square kilometres in Equatorial Guinea?: Land area in square kilometres in Equatorial Guinea was 28,050 sq. km in 2023, 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 land area in square kilometres recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 28,050 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area in square kilometres recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 28,050 sq. km in 1961.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for land area in square kilometres?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 140th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area in square kilometres 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land area in square kilometres. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

Indicator: Land area in square kilometres
Unit: sq. km
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 215 places, 12,288 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total land area, measured in square kilometres (km²). 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.