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Topic 07 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Equatorial Guinea: Environment & Sustainability
How much pressure does a country put on the natural world?
Equatorial Guinea is placed 33rd of 186 countries on environment & sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: CO₂ Emissions per Capita 3.704 (2024); Water Stress 0.18 (2023).
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Environment & Sustainability
33rd
of 186 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Equatorial Guinea on environment & sustainability — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
3.704
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)
Lower is better
Equatorial Guinea: 3.704. Across the 210 countries in this edition, values run from 0.054 (DR Congo) to 41.27 (Qatar); the world median is 3.21.
- World median
- 3.21
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.054 DR Congo
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 0.331 · Gabon 2.126
Key 2 of 4
Water Stress
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 4.0
0.18
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)
Lower is better
Equatorial Guinea: 0.18. Across the 177 countries in this edition, values run from 0.03 (Republic of the Congo) to 3,851 (Kuwait); the world median is 10.
- World median
- 10
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.03 Republic of the Congo
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 1.56 · Gabon 0.5
Key 3 of 4
Organic Agricultural Area
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Organic share of agricultural land (%)
Higher is better
FAO publishes no 2024 figure for Equatorial Guinea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Afghanistan) to 86.38 (Samoa); the world median is 0.725.
- World median
- 0.725
- Best in Middle Africa
- 20.97 São Tomé and Príncipe
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 0.03
No reading
Ecological Footprint (global hectares per person)
Lower is better
Global Footprint Network publishes no 2025 figure for Equatorial Guinea, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 126 countries in this edition, values run from 0.514 (Yemen) to 11.73 (Qatar); the world median is 2.296.
- World median
- 2.296
- Best in Middle Africa
- 0.647 DR Congo
- Land neighbours
- Cameroon 1.027
02Over time
Which way Equatorial Guinea is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
CO₂ Emissions per Capita
Fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) · lower is better
Equatorial GuineaWorld median
Equatorial Guinea fell from 3.838 in 2000 to 3.704 in 2024; the world median went from 2.662 to 3.21.
Every year’s figures
Year Equatorial Guinea World median 2024 3.704 3.210 2023 3.742 3.145 2022 4.157 3.162 2021 4.030 3.087 2020 3.722 2.903 2019 3.301 3.273 2018 4.352 3.036 2017 4.362 3.049 2016 4.998 2.894 2015 4.821 2.846 2014 5.459 2.919 2013 6.068 2.779 2012 5.315 2.770 2011 4.885 2.748 2010 5.363 2.812 2009 4.300 2.799 2008 5.464 2.979 2007 5.513 2.593 2006 6.233 2.865 2005 6.551 2.885 2004 6.820 2.802 2003 3.691 2.918 2002 3.465 2.785 2001 4.122 2.726 2000 3.838 2.662 Water Stress
Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) · lower is better
Equatorial GuineaWorld median
Equatorial Guinea rose from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2023; the world median went from 10.07 to 10.
Every year’s figures
Year Equatorial Guinea World median 2023 0.18 10.000 2022 0.18 10.190 2021 0.18 10.460 2020 0.18 10.460 2019 0.18 10.890 2018 0.18 10.460 2017 0.18 10.460 2016 0.18 10.460 2015 0.18 10.190 2014 0.18 10.460 2013 0.18 10.460 2012 0.18 10.460 2011 0.18 10.460 2010 0.18 10.710 2009 0.18 10.960 2008 0.18 10.815 2007 0.18 11.180 2006 0.18 10.430 2005 0.18 10.250 2004 0.18 10.715 2003 0.17 10.370 2002 0.17 10.180 2001 0.17 10.130 2000 0.16 10.070
03In context
Equatorial Guinea beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 186 countries on environment & sustainability, never a place within the region.
Equatorial Guinea and the countries it borders
Standing among all 186; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | CO₂ Emissions per CapitaFossil CO₂ (tonnes per person) | Water StressFreshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%) | Organic Agricultural AreaOrganic share of agricultural land (%) | Ecological FootprintEcological Footprint (global hectares per person) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gabon | 21st | 2.126 | 0.5 | — | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | 33rd | 3.704 | 0.18 | — | — |
 Cameroon | 42nd | 0.331 | 1.56 | 0.03 | 1.027 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 186.
Placed either side on environment & sustainability
The countries immediately above and below Equatorial Guinea in the topic’s list.
Djibouti30th
Ecuador31st
Timor-Leste32nd- Equatorial Guinea33rd
Ghana34th
Rwanda35th
Fiji36th
04Context, no vote
Where Equatorial Guinea is ahead of the world, and behind
40 more statistics filed under environment & sustainability, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median6
Statistics on which Equatorial Guinea does better than the middle country measured.
Agricultural Emissions IntensityFAO · 2023 · world median 1.5650.291.565No real change since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 0.29 · world median 1.565 · Greenhouse gases from farming per value of agricultural output (kg CO₂eq per international dollar). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 28.2; lower is better.
Position 185th of 190 · derived, 1st = worst.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.66301.663No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Municipal Solid Waste GenerationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 0.9660.3670.966No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 0.367 · world median 0.966 · Municipal solid waste generated (kg per person per day). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0.058 to 4.176; lower is better.
Position 177th of 201 · derived, 1st = worst.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52814,4162,528▼ Worsened since 2012
Equatorial Guinea: 14,416 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 40th of 181 · derived.
Forest Area within Legally Established Protected AreasFAO · 2025 · world median 18.1823.7318.18▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 23.73 · world median 18.18 · Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the country's 2015 forest area (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
World Risk IndexInstitute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum · 2025 · world median 4.173.364.17▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 3.36 · world median 4.17 · WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk). Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.18 to 46.56; lower is better.
Position 110th of 193 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median12
Statistics on which Equatorial Guinea does worse than the middle country measured.
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.450.450.45▼ Worsened since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 0.45 · world median 0.45 · ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.263 to 0.655; lower is better.
Ranked 95th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Renewable Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 32.0626.8532.06▼ Worsened since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 26.85 · world median 32.06 · Renewables (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 94th of 162 · derived.
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDIUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6780.6440.678▲ Improved since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 0.644 · world median 0.678 · PHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.276 to 0.827; higher is better.
Position 92nd of 156 · derived.
Low-Carbon Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 37.3226.8537.32▼ Worsened since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 26.85 · world median 37.32 · Low-carbon sources (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Position 98th of 162 · derived.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4520.914.45▼ Worsened since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 20.9 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 71st of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Progress Toward Productive and Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4.1 Proxy)FAO · 2024 · world median 3.142.673.14▼ Worsened since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 2.67 · world median 3.14 · Current status score, from 1 (worst) to 5 (best), averaged over up to seven sub-indicators. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.67 to 4.57; higher is better.
Position 140th of 186 · derived.
Annual Forest Area Change RateFAO · 2025 · world median 0-0.340No real change since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: -0.34 · world median 0 · Compound annual change in forest area over the interval ending that year (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.29 to 12.3; higher is better.
Energy Intensity of GDP (PPP)EIA · 2024 · world median 2.7384.4952.738▼ Worsened since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 4.495 · world median 2.738 · Energy use per dollar of GDP (thousand Btu per US$ at PPP). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.666 to 17.45; lower is better.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 57.55No earlier reading
Equatorial Guinea: 7.5 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 22nd of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Carbon Intensity of ElectricityEmber · 2024 · world median 433.75642.95433.75▼ Worsened since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 642.95 · world median 433.75 · Carbon intensity (gCO₂e per kWh generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 23.73 to 1,306; lower is better.
Position 23rd of 165 · derived, 1st = worst.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4435.5547.44▼ Worsened since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 35.55 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 170th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Wind and Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 5.27905.279▼ Worsened since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 5.279 · Wind and solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 69.12; higher is better.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Coal Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 000No real change since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 0 · Coal (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 98.25; lower is better.
No better end21
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Forest AreaFAO · 2023 · world median 31.0886.3931.08No real change since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 86.39 · world median 31.08 · Forest area (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 94.45.
Position 7th of 210 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70823.51.708Moved since 2011
Equatorial Guinea: 23.5 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 18th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9545.6632.954No real change since 1990
Equatorial Guinea: 5.663 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Tropical Moist Forest DeforestationJRC · 2025 · world median 0.0010.0020.001Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 0.002 · world median 0.001 · Tropical moist forest deforested in the year (million hectares). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.708.
Mangrove AreaGlobal Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy) · 2025 · world median 8,92724,4888,927No real change since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 24,488 · world median 8,927 · Mangrove forest area (hectares). Global Mangrove Watch (Aberystwyth University, JAXA, soloEO, Wetlands International, The Nature Conservancy), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.524 to 3,146,544.
Tree Cover LossWorld Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2025 · world median 3,7755,0193,775Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 5,019 · world median 3,775 · Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000). World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 6,225,187.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.981.73Moved since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 0.98 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 115th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4741.271.474Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 1.27 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824708.3713,824Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 708.37 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Methane EmissionsEDGAR · 2025 · world median 325.6987.35325.69Moved since 2015
Equatorial Guinea: 87.35 · world median 325.69 · Methane emissions (gigagrams of CH₄). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (EDGAR), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.048 to 51,093.
Fisheries and Aquaculture ProductionFAO · 2024 · world median 52,3757,27452,375No real change since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 7,274 · world median 52,375 · Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals caught or farmed, tonnes (live weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 70,500,841.
Environmentally Related Tax RevenueOECD · 2024 · world median 1.0750.4041.075Moved since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 0.404 · world median 1.075 · Environmentally related tax revenue (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3.346.
Arable Land per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 0.1090.0290.109Moved since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 0.029 · world median 0.109 · Arable land (hectares per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1.459.
Position 161st of 206 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fertilizer Consumption per HectareFAO · 2023 · world median 87.3612.2387.36Moved since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 12.23 · world median 87.36 · Fertilizer consumption (kg per hectare of arable land). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,926.
Position 154th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Water Withdrawal by SectorFAO · 2022 · world median 62.145.05162.14No real change since 2012
Equatorial Guinea: 5.051 · world median 62.14 · Freshwater withdrawn for agriculture (% of total). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 99.48.
Position 153rd of 171 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Livestock DensityFAO · 2023 · world median 0.5350.130.535No real change since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 0.13 · world median 0.535 · Livestock units per hectare of agricultural land. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 43.97.
Position 167th of 188 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 2023 · world median 8,63525.288,635No real change since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 25.28 · world median 8,635 · Farm-gate emissions (kt CO₂eq). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1,044,508.
Position 179th of 193 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Cropland Nitrogen BalanceFAO · 2023 · world median 37.63-4.07337.63No real change since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: -4.073 · world median 37.63 · Nitrogen surplus (+) or deficit (−) on cropland, kg per hectare. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -555.52 to 1,199.
Agricultural LandFAO · 2023 · world median 37.963.73337.96No real change since 2013
Equatorial Guinea: 3.733 · world median 37.96 · Agricultural land (% of land area). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.445 to 86.48.
Position 198th of 209 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Solar Share of Electricity GenerationEmber · 2024 · world median 3.04903.049Moved since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 3.049 · Solar (% of electricity generated). Ember, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50.
Solar Electricity Installed CapacityEIA · 2024 · world median 0.14400.144Moved since 2014
Equatorial Guinea: 0 · world median 0.144 · Solar generating capacity installed (gigawatts). U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 886.66.
No current reading for Equatorial Guinea
Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Land Under Cereal Production, Meat Supply per Person, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Environment & Sustainability among Equatorial Guinea’s 15 topics
Environment & Sustainability is Equatorial Guinea’s best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability33rd of 1862/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience85th of 1933/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade115th of 1772/4 keys
- Energy122nd of 1652/3 keys
- Work & Labour138th of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality123rd of 1593/3 keys
- Peace & Securityjoint 137th of 1774/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital156th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 160th of 1984/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation153rd of 1763/4 keys
- Gender & Equality166th of 1833/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties188th of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 192nd of 2002/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge196th of 1983/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions193rd of 1944/4 keys
No standing on Food & Agriculture: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on environment & sustainability
The three countries placed highest of 186, and the leaders Equatorial Guinea can most readily be measured against.
1
AngolaMiddle Africa
1st of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk · CC0, greyscale
- 2
São Tomé and PríncipeMiddle Africa
2nd of 186 · 3 of 4 keys
3
Sierra LeoneWestern Africa
3rd of 186 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Angola1st3/4 keysThis page
Equatorial Guinea33rd2/4 keys
Positions out of 186 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Equatorial Guinea on environment & sustainability: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank on environment & sustainability?
Equatorial Guinea is placed 33rd of 186 countries on Environment & Sustainability in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (CO₂ Emissions per Capita and Water Stress). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest CO₂ Emissions per Capita figure for Equatorial Guinea?
3.704 in 2024 (fossil CO₂ (tonnes per person)), according to Global Carbon Project. The world median in the same edition was 3.21.
What is the latest Water Stress figure for Equatorial Guinea?
0.18 in 2023 (freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%)), according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The world median in the same edition was 10.
How does Equatorial Guinea compare with Cameroon on environment & sustainability?
Cameroon is placed 42nd of 186, and Equatorial Guinea 33rd. CO₂ Emissions per Capita: Cameroon 0.331, Equatorial Guinea 3.704; Water Stress: Cameroon 1.56, Equatorial Guinea 0.18.
How have Equatorial Guinea’s environment & sustainability figures changed?
CO₂ Emissions per Capita fell from 3.838 in 2000 to 3.704 in 2024; Water Stress rose from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2023.
Which environment & sustainability statistics are missing for Equatorial Guinea?
No current reading is published for Equatorial Guinea on Adjusted Net Savings, Agricultural Irrigated Land, Consumption-Based CO₂ Emissions, Ecological Footprint, Land Under Cereal Production, Meat Supply per Person, Operating Coal Power Capacity, Operating Wind Power Capacity, Organic Agricultural Area, Water-Use Efficiency and World Energy Trilemma Index. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Air quality and biodiversity are not keys, because the site does not yet hold data for them that passes every test. Forest cover, farmland, farm emissions and the renewable share of electricity are published here as context. Exposure to natural hazards belongs to Risk & Resilience.
How the Environment & Sustainability standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The environment & sustainability method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- CO₂ Emissions per Capita — Global Carbon Project, CC BY 4.0
- Water Stress — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Organic Agricultural Area — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
- Ecological Footprint — Global Footprint Network, CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 40 statistics on this page come from 17 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Equatorial Guinea’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Equatorial Guinea (banner) — Mehlauge, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Angola — Paulo César Santos derivative work: Jjtkk, CC0
- Sierra Leone — Annabel Symington derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Equatorial Guinea: Environment & Sustainability — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/equatorial-guinea/environment