Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location was 66.3% in 2017. β² Rising
Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Equatorial Guinea, 2000β2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Equatorial Guinea stood at 66.3%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 66.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.0% | 54.8% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.8% | 66.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation 0.21 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 Β°C (2025)
- Permanent crops β Share in Agricultural land 40.03 % (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) β Use per value of agricultural 0.05 g/Int$ (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Area 4.92 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Agricultural land 5.09 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures β Share in Land area 0.18 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Area 1.49 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation β Share in Cropland 1.63 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) β Agricultural Use 77 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Equatorial Guinea?
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location in Equatorial Guinea was 66.3% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 181st out of 230 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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