People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: People using at least basic sanitation facilities was 1.04 million people in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
1.04 million people
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
152nd
of 232 countries
All-time high
1.04 million people
in 2017
All-time low
385,330 people
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M2000200820172000: 385.3k people2001: 418.2k people2002: 452.8k people2003: 489.2k people2004: 527.7k people2005: 564.1k people2006: 598.6k people2007: 635.3k people2008: 674.3k people2009: 715.6k people2010: 759.0k people2011: 802.6k people2012: 846.0k people2013: 889.1k people2014: 925.5k people2015: 962.2k people2016: 999.2k people2017: 1.0M people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.04 million people. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.04 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 385,330 people, in 2000.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 546,128 people 385,330 people 715,637 people 10
2010s 902,462 people 759,007 people 1.04 million people 8

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 149 Congo 1.21 million people compare
  2. 150 Namibia 1.17 million people compare
  3. 151 Lesotho 1.12 million people compare
  4. 153 East Timor 1.02 million people compare
  5. 154 Reunion 873,764 people compare
  6. 155 Fiji 861,487 people compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea?
People using at least basic sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea was 1.04 million people 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 people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 1.04 million people in 2017.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 385,330 people in 2000.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people using at least basic sanitation facilities?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 152nd out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation facilities rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. 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 People using at least basic sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation facilities
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
232 places, 5,597 data points, 2000–2024
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