Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources was 0.18 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.18. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.18 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.16, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 177th out of 179 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.175 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 174 Liberia 0.26 compare
- 175 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.23 compare
- 176 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.2 compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 0.13 compare
- 179 Congo 0.03 compare
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)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.05 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 1.63 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources in Equatorial Guinea was 0.18 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.18 in 2004.
- What is the lowest freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.16 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 177th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Freshwater withdrawals as a share of internal resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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