People practicing open defecation, rural in Gabon
Gabon: People practicing open defecation, rural was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, rural in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people practicing open defecation, rural in Gabon is 2.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, rural in Gabon peaked at 4.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 68th of 171 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.
People practicing open defecation, rural in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 4.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 3.7% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.5% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3.0% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, rural in Gabon?
- People practicing open defecation, rural in Gabon was 2.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, rural recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for people practicing open defecation, rural?
- Gabon ranks 68th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, rural rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People practicing open defecation, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
People practicing open defecation refers to the percentage of the population defecating in the open, such as in fields, forest, bushes, open bodies of water, on beaches, in other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste.