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

Latest (2017)
49.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 97 countries
All-time high
49.1%
in 2014
All-time low
32.2%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

010203040502000200820172000: 32.22001: 33.42002: 34.62003: 35.82004: 372005: 38.22006: 39.42007: 40.62008: 41.92009: 43.12010: 44.32011: 45.52012: 46.72013: 47.92014: 49.12015: 49.12016: 49.12017: 49.1

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

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q2 in Gabon, 2000 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.6% 32.2% 43.1% 10
2010s 47.6% 44.3% 49.1% 8

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 71 Afghanistan 52.0% compare
  2. 72 Guinea-Bissau 50.1% compare
  3. 73 Yemen 50.0% compare
  4. 75 Rwanda 45.8% compare
  5. 76 Kenya 45.6% compare
  6. 77 Zimbabwe 43.1% 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 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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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population): Q2
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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