People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon
Gabon: People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) was 80.3% 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). Measured in highest.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 80.3% for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) in Gabon peaked at 80.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 57.5%, in 2000.
That places Gabon 64th out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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 | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.5% | — |
| 2001 | 59.2% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 64.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 68.9% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 70.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 72.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 75.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.8% | 57.5% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 73.8% | 80.3% | 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 80.3% 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 80.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.5% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of)?
- Gabon ranks 64th 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 16.5%. 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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