People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Gabon
Gabon: People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 was 85.6% in 2017. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Gabon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Gabon is 85.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Gabon peaked at 87.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 85.6%, in 2014.
Gabon ranks 56th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): Q5 in Gabon, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.5% | — |
| 2001 | 87.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 87.2% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 86.9% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 85.8% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 86.2% | 87.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 85.6% | 86.1% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Gabon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 in Gabon was 85.6% 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 sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.6% in 2014.
- How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5?
- Gabon ranks 56th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services (% of population): q5 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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