Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities was 57.25 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
57.25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
123rd
of 173 countries
All-time high
57.25
in 2013
All-time low
45.54
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017

02040602000200820172000: 45.52001: 46.42002: 47.32003: 48.22004: 49.12005: 502006: 50.92007: 51.82008: 52.72009: 53.62010: 54.52011: 55.52012: 56.42013: 57.32014: 57.32015: 57.32016: 57.32017: 57.3

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea is 57.25, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 57.25 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 45.54, in 2000.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 123rd of 173 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.

Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 45.54
2001 46.44 +2.0%
2002 47.34 +1.9%
2003 48.24 +1.9%
2004 49.14 +1.9%
2005 50.05 +1.8%
2006 50.95 +1.8%
2007 51.85 +1.8%
2008 52.75 +1.7%
2009 53.65 +1.7%
2010 54.55 +1.7%
2011 55.45 +1.7%
2012 56.35 +1.6%
2013 57.25 +1.6%
2014 57.25 +0.0%
2015 57.25 +0.0%
2016 57.25 +0.0%
2017 57.25 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.6 45.54 53.65 10
2010s 56.58 54.55 57.25 8

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 120 Peru 61.02 compare
  2. 121 Guatemala 59.9 compare
  3. 122 Botswana 57.8 compare
  4. 124 Comoros 57.1 compare
  5. 125 Sudan 56.75 compare
  6. 126 Senegal 54.02 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea?
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities in Equatorial Guinea was 57.25 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 57.25 in 2013.
What is the lowest share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 45.54 in 2000.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 123rd out of 173 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 rural population with improved sanitation faciltities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of rural population with improved sanitation faciltities
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 4,269 data points, 2000–2024
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