People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 urban in Gambia
Gambia: People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 urban was 59.5% in 2017. ▼ Falling
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Gambia, 2000–2017
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (washdata.org).
Analysis
Gambia recorded 59.5% 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 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Gambia peaked at 66.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 2015.
Gambia ranks 67th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
People using at least: Q4 … sanitation Q4 urban in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66.7% | — |
| 2001 | 66.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 62.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 61.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 59.5% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 59.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.5% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 59.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 45.3%, 1.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 59.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.9%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.6% | 62.4% | 66.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.4% | 59.5% | 61.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 64 Zimbabwe 61.8% compare
- 65 Bangladesh 61.3% compare
- 66 Nepal 60.6% compare
- 68 Afghanistan 58.9% compare
- 69 Cote d'Ivoire 56.7% compare
- 70 Mali 56.5% compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Gambia?
- People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) in Gambia was 59.5% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 2015.
- How does Gambia rank for people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban)?
- Gambia ranks 67th out of 97 countries with data for 2017.
- Is people using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban) rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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): Q4. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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