Are plastic bags banned in Equatorial Guinea?
Taxed / charged
Plastic bags are legal but carry a mandatory charge or tax.
Equatorial Guinea is one of 33 countries classified “Taxed / charged” for single-use plastic bags — 19% of the 171 with data.
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Gabon
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- São Tomé and Principe
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Republic of the Congo
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Cameroon
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Nigeria
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
- Benin
- Banned Lightweight plastic bags are banned nationwide.
Other laws in Equatorial Guinea
- Fur Farming
- Legal
- Cosmetic Animal Testing
- No ban
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