Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 30.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic drinking-water services in Equatorial Guinea is 30.8%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 38.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2013.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 174th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 33.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 30.8% | 32.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 171 Angola 36.9% compare
- 172 Burkina Faso 34.4% compare
- 173 South Sudan 32.5% compare
- 175 Eritrea 27.8% compare
- 176 Central African Republic 27.4% compare
- 177 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.8% compare
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0335 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.349 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Equatorial Guinea was 30.8% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 174th out of 177 countries with data for 2017.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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