Population using at least basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 57.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 57.3% for population using at least basic sanitation services in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 57.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 124th out of 174 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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.5% | — |
| 2001 | 46.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 48.2% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 51.8% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 57.3% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 57.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 63% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 57.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.6% | 45.5% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 54.5% | 57.3% | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea was 57.3% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 124th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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