People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon
Gabon: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 60.8% 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 60.8%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon peaked at 60.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 72nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 40.1% | — |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 49.0% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 56.3% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 60.8% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.8% | 40.1% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 54.9% | 60.8% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 69 Mongolia 63.0% compare
- 70 Cote d'Ivoire 62.1% compare
- 71 Afghanistan 61.3% compare
- 73 Nigeria 60.7% compare
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 60.6% compare
- 75 Zimbabwe 59.4% compare
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 using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon was 60.8% 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 60.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Gabon ranks 72nd 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 20.5%. 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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