Drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Drinking water services was 99,032 people in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
99,032 people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
65th
of 231 countries
All-time high
221,781 people
in 2000
All-time low
91,352 people
in 2013
Years of data
18
2000–2017

Drinking water services in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2000200820172000: 221.8k people2001: 219.1k people2002: 215.2k people2003: 210.1k people2004: 203.8k people2005: 195.1k people2006: 184.3k people2007: 172.9k people2008: 161.0k people2009: 148.3k people2010: 134.9k people2011: 120.4k people2012: 104.9k people2013: 91.4k people2014: 93.4k people2015: 95.3k people2016: 97.2k people2017: 99.0k people

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 62 Chile 129,734 people compare
  2. 63 Eswatini 109,905 people compare
  3. 64 Kyrgyzstan 107,143 people compare
  4. 66 Namibia 87,594 people compare
  5. 67 Lesotho 85,696 people compare
  6. 68 Mali 76,905 people compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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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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About this data

Indicator
Drinking water services
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
231 places, 5,429 data points, 2000–2024
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.