Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of was 0.1835 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2022
Source: AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Equatorial Guinea is 0.1835, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1835 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0927, in 1987.
That places Equatorial Guinea 176th out of 178 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0927 | — |
| 1988 | 0.098 | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1032 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1085 | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1138 | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1191 | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1243 | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1296 | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1349 | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1402 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1454 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1507 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.156 | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1613 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1657 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1702 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1746 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1791 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1835 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1835 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.098 | 0.0927 | 0.1032 | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.1322 | 0.1085 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1768 | 0.1613 | 0.1835 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1835 | 0.1835 | 0.1835 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1835 | 0.1835 | 0.1835 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 173 Liberia 0.2643 compare
- 174 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.2269 compare
- 175 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.203 compare
- 177 Papua New Guinea 0.1322 compare
- 178 Congo 0.0274 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)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0002 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Equatorial Guinea?
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of in Equatorial Guinea was 0.1835 in 2022, according to AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1835 in 2005.
- What is the lowest level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0927 in 1987.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 176th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
- Is level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 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 AQUASTAT - FAO's Global Information System on Water and Agriculture, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of available freshwater resources is the ratio between total freshwater withdrawn by all major sectors and total renewable freshwater resources, after taking into account environmental water requirements. Main sectors, as defined by ISIC standards, include agriculture; forestry and fishing; manufacturing; electricity industry; and services. This indicator is also known as water withdrawal intensity.