People practicing open defecation, urban in Gabon
Gabon: People practicing open defecation, urban was 1.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People practicing open defecation, urban in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 1.2% for people practicing open defecation, urban in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people practicing open defecation, urban in Gabon peaked at 1.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 41st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People practicing open defecation, urban in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people practicing open defecation, urban in Gabon?
- People practicing open defecation, urban in Gabon was 1.2% 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, urban recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people practicing open defecation, urban recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for people practicing open defecation, urban?
- Gabon ranks 41st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people practicing open defecation, urban rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. 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, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.