Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita was 0.0182 people per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2017, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0182 people per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0398 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 people per person, in 2013.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 21st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0398 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.039 people per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0381 people per person | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.037 people per person | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0358 people per person | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0344 people per person | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0329 people per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0312 people per person | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0294 people per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0274 people per person | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0252 people per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0229 people per person | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0205 people per person | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0177 people per person | -13.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0178 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.018 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0181 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0182 people per person | +0.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0182 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0001 people per person, 146.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0182 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0109 people per person, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0345 people per person | 0.0274 people per person | 0.0398 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0198 people per person | 0.0177 people per person | 0.0252 people per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 18 Djibouti 0.0213 people per person compare
- 19 Solomon Islands 0.0204 people per person compare
- 20 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0187 people per person compare
- 22 Mozambique 0.0176 people per person compare
- 23 Sierra Leone 0.0164 people per person compare
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0161 people per person 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 urban areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0182 people per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0398 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 people per person in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 21st out of 182 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sanitation facilities usage in urban areas, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. 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 urban areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage in urban 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 urban areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.