People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People in rural areas not using an improved water source was 300,670 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
People in rural areas not using an improved 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
Equatorial Guinea recorded 300,670 people for people in rural areas not using an improved water source in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using an improved water source in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 300,670 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 213,416 people, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 70th out of 178 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.
People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 213,416 people | — |
| 2001 | 222,110 people | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 230,400 people | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 238,321 people | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 245,912 people | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 251,372 people | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 254,814 people | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 258,167 people | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 261,388 people | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 264,436 people | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 267,158 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 268,894 people | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 269,601 people | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 278,274 people | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 284,235 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 289,959 people | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 295,438 people | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 300,670 people | +1.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 300,670 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 40,286 people, 7.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 300,670 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.93 million people, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 244,034 people | 213,416 people | 264,436 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 281,779 people | 267,158 people | 300,670 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source in Equatorial Guinea?
- People in rural areas not using an improved water source in Equatorial Guinea was 300,670 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 300,670 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people in rural areas not using an improved water source recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,416 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people in rural areas not using an improved water source?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 70th out of 178 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people in rural areas not using an improved water source rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 in rural areas not using an improved water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.