People using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon
Gabon: People using at least basic sanitation services was 57.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon stood at 57.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon peaked at 57.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 172nd of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.8% | — |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 41.7% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 44.4% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 45.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 48.6% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 51.4% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 54.3% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.1% | 26.8% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 39.0% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.5% | 52.9% | 57.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 169 Greenland 62.5% compare
- 170 American Samoa 62.1% compare
- 171 Mauritania 58.7% compare
- 173 Comoros 57.2% compare
- 174 Afghanistan 54.5% compare
- 175 Angola 50.3% 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0413 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.4928 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon was 57.4% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services?
- Gabon ranks 172nd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.3%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic sanitation services, that is, improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households. This indicator encompasses both people using basic sanitation services as well as those using safely managed sanitation services. Improved sanitation facilities include flush/pour flush to piped sewer systems, septic tanks or pit latrines; ventilated improved pit latrines, composting toilets or pit latrines with slabs.