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

Gabon: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) was 72.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
72.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
79th
of 97 countries
All-time high
72.6%
in 2014
All-time low
61.9%
in 2000
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

0204060802000200820172000: 61.9 lowest2001: 62.7 lowest2002: 63.4 lowest2003: 64.2 lowest2004: 64.9 lowest2005: 65.7 lowest2006: 66.5 lowest2007: 67.2 lowest2008: 68 lowest2009: 68.8 lowest2010: 69.5 lowest2011: 70.3 lowest2012: 71 lowest2013: 71.8 lowest2014: 72.6 lowest2015: 72.6 lowest2016: 72.6 lowest2017: 72.6 lowest

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Gabon is 72.6%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Gabon peaked at 72.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2000.

That places Gabon 79th 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, urban (% of) in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest) in Gabon, 2000 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
2000 61.9%
2001 62.7% +1.2%
2002 63.4% +1.2%
2003 64.2% +1.2%
2004 64.9% +1.2%
2005 65.7% +1.2%
2006 66.5% +1.2%
2007 67.2% +1.1%
2008 68.0% +1.1%
2009 68.8% +1.1%
2010 69.5% +1.1%
2011 70.3% +1.1%
2012 71.0% +1.1%
2013 71.8% +1.1%
2014 72.6% +1.1%
2015 72.6% +0.0%
2016 72.6% +0.0%
2017 72.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.3% 61.9% 68.8% 10
2010s 71.6% 69.5% 72.6% 8

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 76 Mauritania 73.9% compare
  2. 77 Togo 73.4% compare
  3. 78 Liberia 73.3% compare
  4. 80 Senegal 72.3% compare
  5. 81 Ethiopia 72.2% compare
  6. 82 Nigeria 71.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Gabon?
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) in Gabon was 72.6% 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, urban (% of) recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2000.
How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of)?
Gabon ranks 79th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of) rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban 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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