Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban was 27.3 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
27.3
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
160th
of 189 countries
All-time high
34.1
in 2012
All-time low
26.6
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Equatorial Guinea stood at 27.3.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 34.1 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26.6, in 2000.
That places Equatorial Guinea 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the rural and urban population with access … rural, urban in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.6 | — |
| 2001 | 27.6 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 28.85 | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 29.45 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 30.9 | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 32.1 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 32.5 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 33 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.6 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.9 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 34 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 33.9 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.3 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 33.4 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 32.8 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 32 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.2 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 31 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 30.2 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 29.2 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 28.3 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 27.3 | -3.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 27.3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.5, 28% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 27.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.85, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.57 | 26.6 | 33.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.96 | 31 | 34.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.75 | 27.3 | 30.2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 157 Papua New Guinea 33.4 compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 33.1 compare
- 159 Micronesia (country) 31.6 compare
- 161 Togo 26.4 compare
- 162 Kiribati 25.65 compare
- 163 Niger 24.7 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 share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels in Equatorial Guinea was 27.3 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 160th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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