Basic sanitation access in Equatorial Guinea

66.3% of people in Equatorial Guinea used at least basic sanitation services in 2017. The value for 2017 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: People using at least basic sanitation services Unit: % of population Data: 2000 to 2017 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Equatorial Guinea is for 2017. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Equatorial Guinea, 2017 66.3% % of population
Change from 2016 +0.1percentage points 2016: 66.2%
World, 2017 74.9% Official aggregate

Basic sanitation access in Equatorial Guinea over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population), 2000 to 2024
Period Equatorial GuineaWorld
2024 – 82.2%
2023 – 81.5%
2022 – 80.4%
2021 – 79.4%
2020 – 78.3%
2019 – 77.2%
2018 – 76.0%
2017 66.3% 74.9%
2016 66.2% 73.8%
2015 66.2% 72.6%
2014 66.1% 71.4%
2013 66.0% 70.2%
2012 65.4% 68.9%
2011 64.6% 67.8%
2010 63.8% 66.7%
2009 63.0% 65.5%
2008 62.2% 64.3%
2007 61.3% 63.1%
2006 60.4% 61.9%
2005 59.5% 60.7%
2004 58.6% 59.6%
2003 57.7% 58.4%
2002 56.7% 57.3%
2001 55.8% 55.6%
2000 54.8% 54.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 66.2% in 2016.
  • Since 2007, when it was 61.3%, the figure has changed by +5.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2017 was 74.9%.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SH.STA.BASS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2017 for Equatorial Guinea
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene