Drinking water services in rural areas in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Drinking water services in rural areas was 95,622 people in 2017. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 rural areas in Equatorial Guinea is 95,622 people, measured in 2017.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 191,660 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 88,499 people, in 2013.
That places Equatorial Guinea 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 rural areas in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 191,660 people | — |
| 2001 | 188,303 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 183,992 people | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 178,830 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 172,916 people | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 165,127 people | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 155,837 people | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 146,418 people | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 136,859 people | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 127,161 people | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 117,279 people | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 106,993 people | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 96,406 people | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 88,499 people | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 90,395 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 92,216 people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 93,958 people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 95,622 people | +1.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 95,622 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 845.16 people, 113.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 95,622 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 528,044 people, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 164,710 people | 127,161 people | 191,660 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 97,671 people | 88,499 people | 117,279 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 rural areas in Equatorial Guinea?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Equatorial Guinea was 95,622 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 in rural areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 191,660 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,499 people in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 62nd out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.