Share of the population using improved water sources in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population using improved water sources was 67.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources in Equatorial Guinea is 67.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using improved water sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 67.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.4%, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 226th out of 231 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of the population using improved water sources in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.4% | — |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.9% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 56.7% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 57.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 59.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 62.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 65.7% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 67.6% | +0.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 67.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98.8%, 68% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 67.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85.2%, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.4% | 53.4% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.1% | 63.2% | 67.6% | 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 share of the population using improved water sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of the population using improved water sources in Equatorial Guinea was 67.6% 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 share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.4% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the population using improved water sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 226th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 Share of the population using improved water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.