Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels was 408,308 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 408,308 people for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 409,405 people in 2022 and was at its lowest, 132,920 people, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 132,920 people | — |
| 2001 | 142,844 people | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 155,602 people | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 168,725 people | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 185,383 people | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 199,421 people | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 210,943 people | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 226,894 people | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 237,512 people | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 256,662 people | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 272,300 people | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 289,348 people | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 309,142 people | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 317,707 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 334,559 people | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 351,849 people | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 363,473 people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 371,850 people | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 383,092 people | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 389,151 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 394,788 people | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 401,003 people | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 409,405 people | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 408,308 people | -0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 408,308 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.50 million people, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 408,308 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 million people, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 191,691 people | 132,920 people | 256,662 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,247 people | 272,300 people | 389,151 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 403,376 people | 394,788 people | 409,405 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels in Equatorial Guinea was 408,308 people in 2023, according to World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 409,405 people in 2022.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 132,920 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 150th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (via World Bank) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without access to clean cooking fuels. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to clean fuels or technologies such as natural gas, electricity, and clean cookstoves reduces exposure to indoor air pollutants, a leading cause of death in low-income households.