Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Sanitation facilities usage, per capita was 0.0285 people per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0285 people per person, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.1068 people per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0285 people per person, in 2017.
That places Equatorial Guinea 61st out of 214 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, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1068 people per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.1001 people per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0936 people per person | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0871 people per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0808 people per person | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0746 people per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0685 people per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0625 people per person | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0566 people per person | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0508 people per person | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0451 people per person | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0395 people per person | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.034 people per person | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0288 people per person | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0287 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0287 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0286 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0285 people per person | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0285 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0027 people per person, 10.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0285 people per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1215 people per person, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0781 people per person | 0.0508 people per person | 0.1068 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0327 people per person | 0.0285 people per person | 0.0451 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, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Sanitation facilities usage, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0285 people per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1068 people per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sanitation facilities usage, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0285 people per person in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for sanitation facilities usage, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is sanitation facilities usage, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.3%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sanitation facilities usage 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sanitation facilities usage 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.