People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per was 0.1036 people per person in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.1036 people per person
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
54th
of 171 countries
All-time high
0.2521 people per person
in 2000
All-time low
0.1036 people per person
in 2017
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017

00.10.20.32000200820172000: 0.252 people per person2001: 0.239 people per person2002: 0.225 people per person2003: 0.213 people per person2004: 0.2 people per person2005: 0.188 people per person2006: 0.177 people per person2007: 0.165 people per person2008: 0.155 people per person2009: 0.145 people per person2010: 0.135 people per person2011: 0.125 people per person2012: 0.116 people per person2013: 0.111 people per person2014: 0.109 people per person2015: 0.107 people per person2016: 0.106 people per person2017: 0.104 people per person

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.1036 people per person for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 37.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.2521 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1036 people per person, in 2017.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 54th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2000 to 2017.
Year people per person Change
2000 0.2521 people per person —
2001 0.2386 people per person -5.4%
2002 0.2254 people per person -5.5%
2003 0.2126 people per person -5.7%
2004 0.2002 people per person -5.8%
2005 0.1882 people per person -6.0%
2006 0.1766 people per person -6.2%
2007 0.1655 people per person -6.3%
2008 0.1548 people per person -6.5%
2009 0.1445 people per person -6.6%
2010 0.1347 people per person -6.8%
2011 0.1253 people per person -7.0%
2012 0.1164 people per person -7.1%
2013 0.1113 people per person -4.4%
2014 0.1094 people per person -1.8%
2015 0.1074 people per person -1.8%
2016 0.1055 people per person -1.8%
2017 0.1036 people per person -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.1959 people per person 0.1445 people per person 0.2521 people per person 10
2010s 0.1142 people per person 0.1036 people per person 0.1347 people per person 8

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 51 East Timor 0.1213 people per person compare
  2. 52 Bolivia 0.1205 people per person compare
  3. 53 Mongolia 0.1039 people per person compare
  4. 55 Moldova 0.0994 people per person compare
  5. 56 North Korea 0.0991 people per person compare
  6. 57 Morocco 0.095 people per person compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Equatorial Guinea?
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per in Equatorial Guinea was 0.1036 people per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 0.2521 people per person in 2000.
What is the lowest people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1036 people per person in 2017.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 54th out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
Is people in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.4%. 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 People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita
Unit
people per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
171 places, 4,169 data points, 2000–2024
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People in rural areas not using improved sanitation facilities divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.