Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre was 0.5737 people per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea is 0.5737 people per square kilometre, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 50.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.68 people per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.531 people per square kilometre, in 2013.
That places Equatorial Guinea 73rd out of 171 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.68 people per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 1.63 people per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.58 people per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1.52 people per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 1.44 people per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.36 people per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 1.26 people per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.15 people per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.05 people per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9477 people per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8423 people per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7341 people per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6242 people per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 2013 | 0.531 people per square kilometre | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5424 people per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5533 people per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5637 people per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5737 people per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.36 people per square kilometre | 0.9477 people per square kilometre | 1.68 people per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6206 people per square kilometre | 0.531 people per square kilometre | 0.8423 people per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 70 Zambia 0.7379 people per square kilometre compare
- 71 Mali 0.7256 people per square kilometre compare
- 72 Syria 0.6839 people per square kilometre compare
- 74 Peru 0.5003 people per square kilometre compare
- 75 Jamaica 0.4472 people per square kilometre compare
- 76 Tajikistan 0.2959 people per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 0.5737 people per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 people per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.531 people per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 73rd out of 171 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.3%. 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 Sanitation facilities usage in rural areas, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.