People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0001 units per square kilometre, 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, people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Equatorial Guinea 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 75.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0 units per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 33 Mauritius 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Tonga 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Burkina Faso 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 South Sudan 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Ghana 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Burundi 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
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)
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3065 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 36th out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre 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 People practicing open defecation of population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
People practicing open defecation of population 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.
People practicing open defecation of population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- People practicing open defecation of population 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
People practicing open defecation of population 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.