Precipitation anomalies in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Precipitation anomalies was -263.25 millimeters in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-263.25 millimeters
Change on year
up 41.5%
World rank
182nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
720.01 millimeters
in 1967
All-time low
-762.73 millimeters
in 1944
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Precipitation anomalies in Equatorial Guinea, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in millimeters.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded -263.25 millimeters for precipitation anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 41.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation anomalies in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 720.01 millimeters in 1967 and was at its lowest, -762.73 millimeters, in 1944.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 182nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Precipitation anomalies in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | millimeters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -319.37 millimeters | — |
| 1941 | -617.09 millimeters | +93.2% |
| 1942 | -65.71 millimeters | -89.4% |
| 1943 | -531.15 millimeters | +708.4% |
| 1944 | -762.73 millimeters | +43.6% |
| 1945 | -350.36 millimeters | -54.1% |
| 1946 | -394.23 millimeters | +12.5% |
| 1947 | -117.09 millimeters | -70.3% |
| 1948 | 176.84 millimeters | -251.0% |
| 1949 | -390.97 millimeters | -321.1% |
| 1950 | -475.74 millimeters | +21.7% |
| 1951 | 164.38 millimeters | -134.6% |
| 1952 | -40.33 millimeters | -124.5% |
| 1953 | -143.53 millimeters | +255.9% |
| 1954 | -230.07 millimeters | +60.3% |
| 1955 | -349.27 millimeters | +51.8% |
| 1956 | -213.57 millimeters | -38.9% |
| 1957 | -522.35 millimeters | +144.6% |
| 1958 | -575.73 millimeters | +10.2% |
| 1959 | -545.33 millimeters | -5.3% |
| 1960 | 106.09 millimeters | -119.5% |
| 1961 | 44.64 millimeters | -57.9% |
| 1962 | -258.81 millimeters | -679.7% |
| 1963 | 80.3 millimeters | -131.0% |
| 1964 | -276.94 millimeters | -444.9% |
| 1965 | -131.8 millimeters | -52.4% |
| 1966 | 35.58 millimeters | -127.0% |
| 1967 | 720.01 millimeters | +1923.9% |
| 1968 | 57.2 millimeters | -92.1% |
| 1969 | -114.08 millimeters | -299.4% |
| 1970 | 279.7 millimeters | -345.2% |
| 1971 | 245.54 millimeters | -12.2% |
| 1972 | -13.95 millimeters | -105.7% |
| 1973 | 349.54 millimeters | -2606.0% |
| 1974 | 342.74 millimeters | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 99.6 millimeters | -70.9% |
| 1976 | 82.39 millimeters | -17.3% |
| 1977 | 166.03 millimeters | +101.5% |
| 1978 | 5.72 millimeters | -96.6% |
| 1979 | -42.85 millimeters | -849.7% |
| 1980 | 188.49 millimeters | -539.9% |
| 1981 | 85.14 millimeters | -54.8% |
| 1982 | 124.53 millimeters | +46.3% |
| 1983 | -325.47 millimeters | -361.4% |
| 1984 | 385.48 millimeters | -218.4% |
| 1985 | 363.5 millimeters | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 49.81 millimeters | -86.3% |
| 1987 | 131.12 millimeters | +163.2% |
| 1988 | 453.38 millimeters | +245.8% |
| 1989 | -54.89 millimeters | -112.1% |
| 1990 | 52.62 millimeters | -195.9% |
| 1991 | -150.23 millimeters | -385.5% |
| 1992 | -417.29 millimeters | +177.8% |
| 1993 | 134.34 millimeters | -132.2% |
| 1994 | 167.48 millimeters | +24.7% |
| 1995 | -17.81 millimeters | -110.6% |
| 1996 | 9.48 millimeters | -153.2% |
| 1997 | -33.18 millimeters | -450.1% |
| 1998 | 127.86 millimeters | -485.4% |
| 1999 | 587.22 millimeters | +359.3% |
| 2000 | 211.74 millimeters | -63.9% |
| 2001 | -238.63 millimeters | -212.7% |
| 2002 | 13.78 millimeters | -105.8% |
| 2003 | 327.58 millimeters | +2277.3% |
| 2004 | 76 millimeters | -76.8% |
| 2005 | -524.07 millimeters | -789.6% |
| 2006 | -95.6 millimeters | -81.8% |
| 2007 | 105.64 millimeters | -210.5% |
| 2008 | 34.01 millimeters | -67.8% |
| 2009 | -1.27 millimeters | -103.7% |
| 2010 | -316.52 millimeters | +24869.5% |
| 2011 | -162.84 millimeters | -48.6% |
| 2012 | 12.09 millimeters | -107.4% |
| 2013 | -292.83 millimeters | -2521.3% |
| 2014 | 60.79 millimeters | -120.8% |
| 2015 | -314.06 millimeters | -616.6% |
| 2016 | 108.94 millimeters | -134.7% |
| 2017 | 92.11 millimeters | -15.4% |
| 2018 | 83.32 millimeters | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 364.35 millimeters | +337.3% |
| 2020 | 47.61 millimeters | -86.9% |
| 2021 | 34.66 millimeters | -27.2% |
| 2022 | -275.49 millimeters | -894.8% |
| 2023 | -52.6 millimeters | -80.9% |
| 2024 | -449.73 millimeters | +755.0% |
| 2025 | -263.25 millimeters | -41.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's -263.25 millimeters is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -15.85 millimeters, 16.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's -263.25 millimeters is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -73.9 millimeters, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Precipitation anomalies in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -24869.5% | -1.27 millimeters | -316.52 millimeters |
| 1973 | +2606.0% | -13.95 millimeters | 349.54 millimeters |
| 2013 | -2521.3% | 12.09 millimeters | -292.83 millimeters |
| 2003 | +2277.3% | 13.78 millimeters | 327.58 millimeters |
| 1967 | +1923.9% | 35.58 millimeters | 720.01 millimeters |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -337.19 millimeters | -762.73 millimeters | 176.84 millimeters | 10 |
| 1950s | -293.15 millimeters | -575.73 millimeters | 164.38 millimeters | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.22 millimeters | -276.94 millimeters | 720.01 millimeters | 10 |
| 1970s | 151.45 millimeters | -42.85 millimeters | 349.54 millimeters | 10 |
| 1980s | 140.11 millimeters | -325.47 millimeters | 453.38 millimeters | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.05 millimeters | -417.29 millimeters | 587.22 millimeters | 10 |
| 2000s | -9.08 millimeters | -524.07 millimeters | 327.58 millimeters | 10 |
| 2010s | -36.46 millimeters | -316.52 millimeters | 364.35 millimeters | 10 |
| 2020s | -159.8 millimeters | -449.73 millimeters | 47.61 millimeters | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More climate change data for Equatorial Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 300,667 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 25.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 14.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0402 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5221 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1.67 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0063 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation anomalies in Equatorial Guinea?
- Precipitation anomalies in Equatorial Guinea was -263.25 millimeters in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest precipitation anomalies recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 720.01 millimeters in 1967.
- What is the lowest precipitation anomalies recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -762.73 millimeters in 1944.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for precipitation anomalies?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 182nd out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is precipitation anomalies rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Precipitation anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific year's total precipitation—rain and snow—from the 1991–2020 average, measured in millimeters, excluding fog and dew.