People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Gabon
Gabon: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 was 14.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Gabon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2017, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Gabon stood at 14.2%. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Gabon peaked at 17.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2014.
Gabon ranks 66th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q1 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.7% | — |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 16.9% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 16.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.9% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 14.9% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 14.4% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5% | 15.4% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 14.2% | 15.2% | 8 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1801 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Gabon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 in Gabon was 14.2% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2014.
- How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1?
- Gabon ranks 66th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q1 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 sanitation services (% of population): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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