Access to basic sanitation — all countries

Access to basic sanitation — Equatorial Guinea

Access to basic sanitation in Equatorial Guinea in 2017 — 66.3%. Ranked 152 in the world out of 210. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 11.5 pp.

2017 66.3% +0.1 pp vs 2016
World rank 152of 210
Period maximum 66.3%2017
Period minimum 54.8%2000

Trend over time

2000–2017 · % of population

Access to basic sanitation — Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017505560657020002002200420062008201020122014201620172000: 54.8%2001: 55.8%2002: 56.7%2003: 57.7%2004: 58.6%2005: 59.5%2006: 60.4%2007: 61.3%2008: 62.2%2009: 63%2010: 63.8%2011: 64.6%2012: 65.4%2013: 66%2014: 66.1%2015: 66.2%2016: 66.2%2017: 66.3%
Change over the period: +11.5 pp Annual average: 0.68 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea 66.3%
World 74.9%
Middle Africa computed 26.8%
Access to basic sanitation — Equatorial Guinea, by year Equatorial Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 66.3 +0.1 pp
2016 66.2 +0.1 pp
2015 66.2 +0.1 pp
2014 66.1 +0.1 pp
2013 66 +0.6 pp
2012 65.4 +0.8 pp
2011 64.6 +0.8 pp
2010 63.8 +0.8 pp
2009 63 +0.8 pp
2008 62.2 +0.9 pp
2007 61.3 +0.9 pp
2006 60.4 +0.9 pp
2005 59.5 +0.9 pp
2004 58.6 +0.9 pp
2003 57.7 +1 pp
2002 56.7 +1 pp
2001 55.8 +1 pp
2000 54.8

About the indicator

The share of the population using improved sanitation facilities not shared with other households: sewerage, septic tanks, improved pit latrines. Alongside access to clean water this is the basic condition for reducing child mortality from intestinal infections.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.