People using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People using improved sanitation facilities was 1.19 million people in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2017, people using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.19 million people. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 63.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.19 million people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 439,027 people, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th of 232 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 624,240 people | 439,027 people | 819,988 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 million people | 870,190 people | 1.19 million people | 8 |
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More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 328,832 people (2100)
- Population density 178.37 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.4% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.12 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.2% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.08 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.08 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea?
- People using improved sanitation facilities in Equatorial Guinea was 1.19 million people in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 million people in 2017.
- What is the lowest people using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 439,027 people in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people using improved sanitation facilities?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 154th out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using improved sanitation facilities, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.