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

Gabon: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) was 17.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
17.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 97 countries
All-time high
22.7%
in 2000
All-time low
17.2%
in 2014
Years of data
18
2000–2017

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

05101520252000200820172000: 22.72001: 22.32002: 21.92003: 21.62004: 21.22005: 20.82006: 20.42007: 202008: 19.62009: 19.22010: 18.82011: 18.42012: 182013: 17.62014: 17.22015: 17.22016: 17.22017: 17.2

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

Analysis

Gabon recorded 17.2% for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Gabon peaked at 22.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 2014.

Gabon ranks 88th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban population): Q2 in Gabon, 2000 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2000 22.7%
2001 22.3% -1.7%
2002 21.9% -1.8%
2003 21.6% -1.8%
2004 21.2% -1.8%
2005 20.8% -1.9%
2006 20.4% -1.9%
2007 20.0% -1.9%
2008 19.6% -2.0%
2009 19.2% -2.0%
2010 18.8% -2.1%
2011 18.4% -2.1%
2012 18.0% -2.1%
2013 17.6% -2.2%
2014 17.2% -2.2%
2015 17.2% +0.0%
2016 17.2% +0.0%
2017 17.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.0% 19.2% 22.7% 10
2010s 17.7% 17.2% 18.8% 8

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 85 Guinea-Bissau 18.5% compare
  2. 86 Sierra Leone 17.8% compare
  3. 87 Kenya 17.2% compare
  4. 89 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 17.1% compare
  5. 90 Chad 17.1% compare
  6. 91 Ghana 14.3% compare

See the full ranking of 97 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Gabon?
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) in Gabon was 17.2% 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, urban  (% of urban) recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 22.7% in 2000.
What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 2014.
How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban)?
Gabon ranks 88th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban) rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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, urban  (% of urban population): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban  (% of urban population): Q2
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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