Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of population not using improved drinking water sources was 32.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of population not using improved drinking 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
In 2017, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea stood at 32.4%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 46.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 2017.
That places Equatorial Guinea 6th out of 231 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.6% | — |
| 2001 | 45.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 44.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 42.4% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 41.3% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 32.4% | -0.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 32.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.2%, 26.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 32.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.8%, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 38.0% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 32.4% | 36.8% | 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 share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of population not using improved drinking water sources in Equatorial Guinea was 32.4% 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 population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of population not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of population not using improved drinking water sources?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th out of 231 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 population not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion 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.