People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural was 30.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 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 rural population.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Equatorial Guinea stood at 30.8%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 38.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2013.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 36.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 34.4% | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.0% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 31.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 33.2% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 30.8% | 32.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 168 Angola 36.9% compare
- 169 Burkina Faso 34.4% compare
- 170 South Sudan 32.5% compare
- 172 Eritrea 27.8% compare
- 173 Central African Republic 27.4% compare
- 174 Democratic Republic of Congo 13.8% compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Equatorial Guinea?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural in Equatorial Guinea was 30.8% 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2013.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.