Human caused air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Human caused air pollution exposure was 32.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.97
Change on year
up 15.8%
World rank
18th
of 240 countries
All-time high
32.97
in 2024
All-time low
21.06
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Human caused air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 32.97 for human caused air pollution exposure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human caused air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 32.97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.06, in 1999.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Human caused air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 24.79 | — |
| 1999 | 21.06 | -15.0% |
| 2000 | 25.58 | +21.5% |
| 2001 | 25.84 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 23.72 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 24.02 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 24.83 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 22.38 | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 21.24 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 25.24 | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 29.58 | +17.2% |
| 2009 | 26.2 | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 28.77 | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 29.04 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 28.35 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.82 | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 27.47 | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 30.72 | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 31.12 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 30.56 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 28.48 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 30.51 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 30.42 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.01 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 31.19 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 28.48 | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 32.97 | +15.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 32.97 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.58, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 32.97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.28, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.92 | 21.06 | 24.79 | 2 |
| 2000s | 24.86 | 21.24 | 29.58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.58 | 27.47 | 31.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.61 | 28.48 | 32.97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 15 United Arab Emirates 34.75 compare
- 16 Bahrain 34.51 compare
- 17 Iraq 34.26 compare
- 19 Nigeria 30.53 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 30.24 compare
- 21 Central African Republic 30.07 compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0027 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1816 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human caused air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea?
- Human caused air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea was 32.97 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 32.97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest human caused air pollution exposure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.06 in 1999.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for human caused air pollution exposure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is human caused air pollution exposure rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 Human caused air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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