How have things changed?, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: How have things changed?, per capita was 0.0038 metric tons per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
How have things changed?, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1965–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in metric tons per person.
Analysis
In 2024, how have things changed?, per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0038 metric tons per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, how have things changed?, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0145 metric tons per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.002 metric tons per person, in 1965.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
How have things changed?, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | metric tons per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.002 metric tons per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +95.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -10.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0116 metric tons per person | +228.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | -6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0125 metric tons per person | +14.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0127 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 metric tons per person | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0132 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0136 metric tons per person | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0139 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0142 metric tons per person | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0145 metric tons per person | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0145 metric tons per person | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0143 metric tons per person | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 metric tons per person | -39.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 metric tons per person | -4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 metric tons per person | -24.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0.011 metric tons per person | +60.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0093 metric tons per person | -14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0109 metric tons per person | +16.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0095 metric tons per person | -12.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 metric tons per person | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0088 metric tons per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0078 metric tons per person | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 metric tons per person | -8.9% |
| 1992 | 0.007 metric tons per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 metric tons per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0092 metric tons per person | +39.3% |
| 1995 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -56.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 metric tons per person | +110.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0099 metric tons per person | +16.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0094 metric tons per person | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0105 metric tons per person | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -50.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 metric tons per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.004 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.005 metric tons per person | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0068 metric tons per person | +35.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0062 metric tons per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0057 metric tons per person | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0061 metric tons per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 metric tons per person | -15.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0044 metric tons per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0043 metric tons per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 metric tons per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.004 metric tons per person | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 metric tons per person | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 metric tons per person | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 metric tons per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0039 metric tons per person | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0038 metric tons per person | -1.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0038 metric tons per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0109 metric tons per person, 35% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0038 metric tons per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0062 metric tons per person, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where How have things changed?, per capita 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 | +228.9% | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person |
| 1996 | +110.4% | 0.004 metric tons per person | 0.0085 metric tons per person |
| 1966 | +95.7% | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person |
| 1984 | +60.8% | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 0.011 metric tons per person |
| 1995 | -56.2% | 0.0092 metric tons per person | 0.004 metric tons per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0064 metric tons per person | 0.002 metric tons per person | 0.0116 metric tons per person | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.0136 metric tons per person | 0.0125 metric tons per person | 0.0145 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0088 metric tons per person | 0.0063 metric tons per person | 0.011 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.008 metric tons per person | 0.004 metric tons per person | 0.0105 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 0.0068 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0048 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 0.0062 metric tons per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0035 metric tons per person | 0.0039 metric tons per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is how have things changed?, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- How have things changed?, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0038 metric tons per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0145 metric tons per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest how have things changed?, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 metric tons per person in 1965.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for how have things changed?, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is how have things changed?, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
How have things changed? ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- How have things changed? Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.