People using safely managed drinking water services in Gambia
Gambia: People using safely managed drinking water services was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using safely managed drinking water services in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 48.2% for people using safely managed drinking water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed drinking water services in Gambia peaked at 48.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 111th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed drinking water services in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 23.3% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 33.8% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 45.5% | 48.2% | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0116 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0098 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed drinking water services in Gambia?
- People using safely managed drinking water services in Gambia was 48.2% 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 safely managed drinking water services recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed drinking water services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for people using safely managed drinking water services?
- Gambia ranks 111th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed drinking water services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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 safely managed drinking water services (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using drinking water from an improved source that is accessible on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.