People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon

Gabon: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 39.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
39.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 97 countries
All-time high
39.5%
in 2014
All-time low
31.3%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon, 2000–2017

0102030402000200820172000: 31.3 lowest2001: 31.9 lowest2002: 32.5 lowest2003: 33.1 lowest2004: 33.7 lowest2005: 34.2 lowest2006: 34.8 lowest2007: 35.4 lowest2008: 36 lowest2009: 36.6 lowest2010: 37.2 lowest2011: 37.7 lowest2012: 38.3 lowest2013: 38.9 lowest2014: 39.5 lowest2015: 39.5 lowest2016: 39.5 lowest2017: 39.5 lowest

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.

Analysis

In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon stood at 39.5%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon peaked at 39.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 2000.

That places Gabon 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest) in Gabon, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 31.3%
2001 31.9% +1.9%
2002 32.5% +1.8%
2003 33.1% +1.8%
2004 33.7% +1.8%
2005 34.2% +1.7%
2006 34.8% +1.7%
2007 35.4% +1.7%
2008 36.0% +1.6%
2009 36.6% +1.6%
2010 37.2% +1.6%
2011 37.7% +1.6%
2012 38.3% +1.5%
2013 38.9% +1.5%
2014 39.5% +1.5%
2015 39.5% +0.0%
2016 39.5% +0.0%
2017 39.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.9% 31.3% 36.6% 10
2010s 38.8% 37.2% 39.5% 8

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  3. 73 Eswatini 41.9% compare
  4. 75 Central African Republic 38.8% compare
  5. 76 Zimbabwe 38.4% compare
  6. 77 Cameroon 37.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon?
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon was 39.5% in 2017, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 39.5% in 2014.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 2000.
How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
Gabon ranks 74th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,663 data points, 2000–2017
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