People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon
Gabon: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 49.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon stood at 49.1%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon peaked at 49.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 74th of 97 countries on this measure, 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.2% | — |
| 2001 | 33.4% | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 34.6% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 43.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 45.5% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 46.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 47.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.6% | 32.2% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.6% | 44.3% | 49.1% | 8 |
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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 49.1% 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 49.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% 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 20.8%. 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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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