People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Gabon
Gabon: People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) was 29.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Gabon, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
The most recent figure for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Gabon is 29.4%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Gabon peaked at 35.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2014.
That places Gabon 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2017, putting it 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
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.3% | — |
| 2001 | 34.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 34.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 33.2% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 31.5% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.1% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 30.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 29.4% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.4% | 31.5% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.4% | 31.1% | 8 |
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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 29.4% 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 35.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2014.
- How does Gabon rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Gabon ranks 82nd 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 9.1%. 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): Q3. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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