Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities was 66.31 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea is 66.31, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 66.31 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 54.79, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 182nd of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 92.69, 72% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 66.31 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.65, 1.6× 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)
- 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 share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea was 66.31 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 66.31 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.79 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of population with improved sanitation faciltities?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 182nd out of 232 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation faciltities 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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