People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People practicing open defecation (% of population) was 2.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 2.9% for people practicing open defecation in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2017.
That places Equatorial Guinea 61st out of 214 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation (% of population) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 6.8% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -10.2% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -11.2% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -13.9% |
| 2013 | 2.9% | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 10.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 2.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.1%, 23% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 5.1% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation in Equatorial Guinea?
- People practicing open defecation in Equatorial Guinea was 2.9% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people practicing open defecation?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 61st out of 214 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people practicing open defecation 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.