Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural was 2.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2017
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Equatorial Guinea is 2.9%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2017.
That places Equatorial Guinea 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | 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% |
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 infrastructure data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 49.54 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,389 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.6315 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6095 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,389 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Equatorial Guinea?
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural in Equatorial Guinea was 2.9% in 2017, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2017.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 52nd out of 213 countries with data for 2017.
- Is proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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