Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking was 50.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 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 share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea is 50.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 90.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 54th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 90.0% | — |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 86.0% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 61.0% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 59.0% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 57.0% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 55.0% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.2% | 81.0% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.3% | 55.0% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 50.0% | 54.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More economy & growth data for Equatorial Guinea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 153.78 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0116 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 81.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 188.01 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 32.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 99.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -30.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0812 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 568.98 includes gold, current US$ per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking 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 share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 54th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population without access to clean fuels for cooking. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of population without primary reliance on clean fuels and technology is calculated as the number of people unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting divided by total population reporting that any cooking, heating or lighting, expressed as percentage. “Clean” is defined by the emission rate targets and specific fuel recommendations (i.e. against unprocessed coal and kerosene) included in the normative guidance WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: household fuel combustion.