Outdoor air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Outdoor air pollution exposure was 35.4 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.4
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
27th
of 241 countries
All-time high
36.4
in 2015
All-time low
23.1
in 1999
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea, 1998–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, outdoor air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea stood at 35.4.
The figure is up 14.6% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outdoor air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 36.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.1, in 1999.
That places Equatorial Guinea 27th out of 241 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Outdoor air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.3 | — |
| 1999 | 23.1 | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 28.9 | +25.1% |
| 2001 | 28.5 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 26.2 | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 26.5 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 27.7 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 24.3 | -12.3% |
| 2006 | 23.2 | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 28.2 | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 33 | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 28.4 | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 31.6 | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 31.9 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 32 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 30.3 | -10.9% |
| 2015 | 36.4 | +20.1% |
| 2016 | 34.7 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 33.5 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 30.9 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 33.4 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 33.2 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 33 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 34.6 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 30.9 | -10.7% |
| 2024 | 35.4 | +14.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 35.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.15, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 35.4 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.2, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.7 | 23.1 | 28.3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.49 | 23.2 | 33 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.87 | 30.3 | 36.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.42 | 30.9 | 35.4 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0027 hectares per person (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.1816 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outdoor air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea?
- Outdoor air pollution exposure in Equatorial Guinea was 35.4 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4 in 2015.
- What is the lowest outdoor air pollution exposure recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1 in 1999.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for outdoor air pollution exposure?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 27th out of 241 countries with data for 2024.
- Is outdoor air pollution exposure rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Outdoor air pollution exposure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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