People not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People not using improved drinking water sources was 505,844 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
People not 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
Equatorial Guinea recorded 505,844 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 505,844 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 327,661 people, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 70th out of 231 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 327,661 people | — |
| 2001 | 343,908 people | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 359,690 people | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 374,999 people | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 389,867 people | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 401,323 people | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 409,475 people | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 417,321 people | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 424,749 people | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 431,599 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 437,582 people | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 441,541 people | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 443,322 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 449,873 people | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 464,050 people | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 478,144 people | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 492,089 people | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 505,844 people | +2.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 505,844 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 8.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 505,844 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 388,059 people | 327,661 people | 431,599 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 464,056 people | 437,582 people | 505,844 people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 67 Mexico 600,172 people compare
- 68 Mauritania 536,985 people compare
- 69 Guinea-Bissau 512,949 people compare
- 71 Uzbekistan 461,645 people compare
- 72 Argentina 420,840 people compare
- 73 Honduras 348,812 people 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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea was 505,844 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 505,844 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 327,661 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. 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 not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.