People not using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 371,971 people in 2017. ▲ Rising
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea is 371,971 people, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 371,971 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 264,252 people, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 264,252 people | — |
| 2001 | 273,007 people | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 281,367 people | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 289,394 people | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 297,177 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 302,539 people | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 305,694 people | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 308,968 people | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 312,324 people | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 315,685 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 318,895 people | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 321,166 people | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 322,442 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 325,538 people | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 337,159 people | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 348,810 people | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 360,428 people | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 371,971 people | +3.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 371,971 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67,932 people, 5.5× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 371,971 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.36 million people, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 295,041 people | 264,252 people | 315,685 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,301 people | 318,895 people | 371,971 people | 8 |
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 people not using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea was 371,971 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 not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 371,971 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 264,252 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.