People using at least a basic drinking water source in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 1.01 million people in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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 at least a basic drinking water source in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.01 million people. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.01 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 359,362 people, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th 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 at least a basic drinking water source in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 359,362 people | — |
| 2001 | 388,343 people | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 419,263 people | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 452,338 people | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 487,890 people | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 522,300 people | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 555,588 people | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 591,774 people | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 631,021 people | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 673,361 people | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 718,699 people | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 765,338 people | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 813,004 people | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 857,157 people | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 894,861 people | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 933,107 people | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 971,657 people | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 million people | +4.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.01 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.66 million people, 15% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.01 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.33 million people, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 508,124 people | 359,362 people | 673,361 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 870,520 people | 718,699 people | 1.01 million people | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Equatorial Guinea?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Equatorial Guinea was 1.01 million 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 at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 359,362 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 156th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. 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 at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.