Industrial water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Industrial water withdrawal was 3.00 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.00 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 180 countries
All-time high
3.00 million cubic meters
in 2005
All-time low
1.30 million cubic meters
in 1987
Years of data
37
1987–2023
Industrial water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.00 million cubic meters for industrial water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3.00 million cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million cubic meters, in 1987.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Industrial water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.30 million cubic meters | — |
| 1988 | 1.40 million cubic meters | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.50 million cubic meters | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 1.60 million cubic meters | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 1.70 million cubic meters | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 1.80 million cubic meters | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 1.90 million cubic meters | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2.00 million cubic meters | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 2.10 million cubic meters | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.20 million cubic meters | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 2.30 million cubic meters | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 2.40 million cubic meters | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 2.50 million cubic meters | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 2.60 million cubic meters | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 2.68 million cubic meters | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.76 million cubic meters | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 2.84 million cubic meters | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.92 million cubic meters | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.00 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.00 million cubic meters is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 448.00 million cubic meters, 1% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.00 million cubic meters is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.50 million cubic meters, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.40 million cubic meters | 1.30 million cubic meters | 1.50 million cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.05 million cubic meters | 1.60 million cubic meters | 2.50 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.88 million cubic meters | 2.60 million cubic meters | 3.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.00 million cubic meters | 3.00 million cubic meters | 3.00 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.00 million cubic meters | 3.00 million cubic meters | 3.00 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 158 Cape Verde 5.61 million cubic meters compare
- 159 Mali 4.00 million cubic meters compare
- 160 Seychelles 3.80 million cubic meters compare
- 161 Bhutan 3.00 million cubic meters compare
- 163 Antigua and Barbuda 2.50 million cubic meters compare
- 164 East Timor 2.00 million cubic meters compare
- 164 Somalia 2.00 million cubic meters 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)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 77 t (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.84 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.04 kg/cap (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.09 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.92 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industrial water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea?
- Industrial water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea was 3.00 million cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest industrial water withdrawal recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million cubic meters in 1987.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for industrial water withdrawal?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial water withdrawal 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.