People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Gabon
Gabon: People using at least basic sanitation services, rural was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
In 2024, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Gabon stood at 24.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Gabon peaked at 24.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 144th of 171 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, rural in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.5% | 24.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 141 Mauritania 26.6% compare
- 142 Tanzania, United Republic of 25.8% compare
- 143 Cameroon 24.9% compare
- 145 Côte d'Ivoire 24.3% compare
- 146 Namibia 24.3% compare
- 147 Haiti 24.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Gabon?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, rural in Gabon was 24.6% 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, rural recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, rural recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, rural?
- Gabon ranks 144th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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, rural (% of rural 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.