People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita was 0.2381 people per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2017, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.2381 people per person. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.3757 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2381 people per person, in 2017.
That places Equatorial Guinea 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3757 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.3641 people per person | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3526 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3413 people per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3302 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3193 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3087 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2982 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.288 people per person | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.278 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2682 people per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2586 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2493 people per person | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2418 people per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2409 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2399 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.239 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2381 people per person | -0.4% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.2381 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0261 people per person, 9.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.2381 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3662 people per person, 65% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3256 people per person | 0.278 people per person | 0.3757 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.247 people per person | 0.2381 people per person | 0.2682 people per person | 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, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.2381 people per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3757 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2381 people per person in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.2%. 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 not using improved sanitation facilities, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People 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.
People not using improved sanitation facilities ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- People not using improved sanitation facilities WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
People 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.