Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population using improved water sources wash was 67.62 in 2017. β² Rising
Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Equatorial Guinea, 2000β2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using improved water sources wash in Equatorial Guinea is 67.62, 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 wash in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 67.62 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 53.41, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 219th out of 224 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.38 | 53.41 | 62 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.11 | 63.2 | 67.62 | 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 share of the population using improved water sources wash in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of the population using improved water sources wash in Equatorial Guinea was 67.62 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 67.62 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of the population using improved water sources wash recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.41 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the population using improved water sources wash?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 219th out of 224 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of the population using improved water sources wash 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using improved water sources wash. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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