1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services was 66.31 in 2017. ▲ Rising
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea is 66.31, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 66.31 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.79, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.79 | — |
| 2001 | 55.78 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 56.75 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 57.7 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 58.63 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 59.55 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 60.44 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 61.32 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 62.18 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 63.01 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 63.83 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 64.63 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.41 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 66.05 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 66.12 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 66.18 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 66.25 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 66.31 | +0.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 66.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.16, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 66.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.71, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.02 | 54.79 | 63.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6 | 63.83 | 66.31 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.4453 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.1457 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2436 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Population density 178.37 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 328,832 people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea?
- 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services in Equatorial Guinea was 66.31 in 2017, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.31 in 2017.
- What is the lowest 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.79 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is 1.4.1.b proportion of the population using basic sanitation services rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of 1.4.1.b Proportion of the population using basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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