Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita was 50.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 50.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 51.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 50.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.0% | — |
| 2001 | 12.0% | +20.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 29.0% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 37.0% | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 47.0% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +2.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 50.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.0%, 54% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 50.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13.0%, 3.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.8% | 10.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 21.0% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.0% | 46.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 16.31 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 11.91 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -8.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0203 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 134.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -13.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 50.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 141st out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to clean fuels for cooking vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Access to clean fuels for cooking vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Access to clean fuels for cooking is vital in reducing the burden of health and mortality impacts of indoor air pollution. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.