Municipal water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Municipal water withdrawal was 15.80 million cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
15.80 million cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 183 countries
All-time high
15.80 million cubic meters
in 2005
All-time low
8.10 million cubic meters
in 1987
Years of data
37
1987–2023
Municipal 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 15.80 million cubic meters for municipal water withdrawal in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, municipal water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 15.80 million cubic meters in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.10 million cubic meters, in 1987.
That places Equatorial Guinea 170th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Municipal water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 8.10 million cubic meters | — |
| 1988 | 8.54 million cubic meters | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 8.98 million cubic meters | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 9.42 million cubic meters | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 9.85 million cubic meters | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 10.29 million cubic meters | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 10.73 million cubic meters | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 11.17 million cubic meters | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 11.61 million cubic meters | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 12.05 million cubic meters | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 12.48 million cubic meters | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 12.92 million cubic meters | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 13.36 million cubic meters | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 13.80 million cubic meters | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 14.20 million cubic meters | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 14.60 million cubic meters | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 15.00 million cubic meters | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 15.40 million cubic meters | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15.80 million cubic meters | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 15.80 million cubic meters is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 542.00 million cubic meters, 3% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 15.80 million cubic meters is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 144.05 million cubic meters, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.54 million cubic meters | 8.10 million cubic meters | 8.98 million cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 11.39 million cubic meters | 9.42 million cubic meters | 13.36 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.20 million cubic meters | 13.80 million cubic meters | 15.80 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.80 million cubic meters | 15.80 million cubic meters | 15.80 million cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.80 million cubic meters | 15.80 million cubic meters | 15.80 million cubic meters | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 167 Dominica 19.00 million cubic meters compare
- 168 Bhutan 17.00 million cubic meters compare
- 169 Djibouti 16.00 million cubic meters compare
- 171 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.40 million cubic meters compare
- 172 Somalia 15.00 million cubic meters compare
- 173 Sao Tome and Principe 14.70 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)
- 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 municipal water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea?
- Municipal water withdrawal in Equatorial Guinea was 15.80 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 municipal water withdrawal recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.80 million cubic meters in 2005.
- What is the lowest municipal water withdrawal recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.10 million cubic meters in 1987.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for municipal water withdrawal?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 170th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is municipal 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 Municipal water withdrawal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for direct use by the population, usually measured as the total supplied by the public distribution network.