Drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Drinking water services was 99,032 people in 2017. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea is 99,032 people, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 221,781 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 91,352 people, in 2013.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 65th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 221,781 people | — |
| 2001 | 219,088 people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 215,157 people | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 210,055 people | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 203,846 people | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 195,137 people | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 184,315 people | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 172,946 people | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 160,969 people | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 148,323 people | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 134,902 people | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 120,402 people | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 104,905 people | -12.9% |
| 2013 | 91,352 people | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 93,384 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 95,343 people | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 97,226 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 99,032 people | +1.9% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 99,032 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 18.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 99,032 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 193,162 people | 148,323 people | 221,781 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 104,568 people | 91,352 people | 134,902 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea?
- Drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea was 99,032 people in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 221,781 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,352 people in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for drinking water services?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 65th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.