People using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People using improved drinking water sources was 406,812 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2017, people using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea stood at 406,812 people. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 66.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 406,812 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 105,880 people, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 105,880 people | — |
| 2001 | 124,820 people | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 144,532 people | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 164,944 people | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 186,022 people | +12.8% |
| 2005 | 206,186 people | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 225,160 people | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 244,375 people | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 263,780 people | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 283,277 people | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 302,680 people | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 321,139 people | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 338,417 people | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 358,522 people | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 370,667 people | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 382,800 people | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 394,862 people | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 406,812 people | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 194,898 people | 105,880 people | 283,277 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 359,487 people | 302,680 people | 406,812 people | 8 |
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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)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -37.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0197 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -12.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, per capita 0.0066 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate -48.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea was 406,812 people in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 406,812 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 105,880 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 64th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.