Global change over the last 50 years in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Global change over the last 50 years was 7,274 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,274
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
161st
of 215 countries
All-time high
7,849
in 2012
All-time low
600
in 1965
Years of data
60
1965–2024
Global change over the last 50 years in Equatorial Guinea, 1965–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 7,274 for global change over the last 50 years in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global change over the last 50 years in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 7,849 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 600, in 1965.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Global change over the last 50 years in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 600 | — |
| 1966 | 1,200 | +100.0% |
| 1967 | 1,100 | -8.3% |
| 1968 | 3,700 | +236.4% |
| 1969 | 3,500 | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 4,000 | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2,500 | -37.5% |
| 1981 | 2,500 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,019 | -19.2% |
| 1983 | 2,341 | +15.9% |
| 1984 | 4,000 | +70.9% |
| 1985 | 3,600 | -10.0% |
| 1986 | 4,400 | +22.2% |
| 1987 | 4,000 | -9.1% |
| 1988 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 3,700 | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 3,500 | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 3,600 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 3,507 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 5,069 | +44.5% |
| 1995 | 2,306 | -54.5% |
| 1996 | 5,040 | +118.6% |
| 1997 | 6,090 | +20.8% |
| 1998 | 6,005 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 7,001 | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 3,634 | -48.1% |
| 2001 | 3,600 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 3,550 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 3,550 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,500 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3,750 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 4,006 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 4,539 | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 5,406 | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 7,675 | +42.0% |
| 2010 | 7,391 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 7,132 | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 7,849 | +10.1% |
| 2013 | 6,941 | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 6,083 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 6,439 | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 6,471 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6,393 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 6,424 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 6,436 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 5,976 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 6,327 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 6,629 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 7,227 | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 7,274 | +0.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 7,274 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39,945, 18% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 7,274 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 96,501, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global change over the last 50 years in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +236.4% | 1,100 | 3,700 |
| 1996 | +118.6% | 2,306 | 5,040 |
| 1966 | +100.0% | 600 | 1,200 |
| 1984 | +70.9% | 2,341 | 4,000 |
| 1995 | -54.5% | 5,069 | 2,306 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,020 | 600 | 3,700 | 5 |
| 1970s | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,336 | 2,019 | 4,400 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,582 | 2,306 | 7,001 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,321 | 3,500 | 7,675 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,756 | 6,083 | 7,849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,687 | 5,976 | 7,274 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 158 East Timor 9,131 compare
- 159 Bahamas 8,881 compare
- 160 Samoa 8,107 compare
- 162 Syria 6,000 compare
- 163 Sao Tome and Principe 5,730 compare
- 164 Cape Verde 5,587 compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 14.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5218 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.4882 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 8.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global change over the last 50 years in Equatorial Guinea?
- Global change over the last 50 years in Equatorial Guinea was 7,274 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7,849 in 2012.
- What is the lowest global change over the last 50 years recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 600 in 1965.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for global change over the last 50 years?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global change over the last 50 years rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. 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 Global change over the last 50 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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