Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita was 0.0103 people per person in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.0103 people per person for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 67.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.067 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0103 people per person, in 2017.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 68th of 171 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.067 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0611 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0555 people per person | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0501 people per person | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.045 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0402 people per person | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0356 people per person | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0313 people per person | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0272 people per person | -13.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0234 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0199 people per person | -15.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0166 people per person | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0135 people per person | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 people per person | -18.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0107 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0105 people per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0103 people per person | -1.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0103 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0012 people per person, 8.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0103 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0994 people per person, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0436 people per person | 0.0234 people per person | 0.067 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0129 people per person | 0.0103 people per person | 0.0199 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 sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0103 people per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.067 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0103 people per person in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 68th out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas 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
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.