People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Gambia
Gambia: People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) was 22.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Gambia, 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural in Gambia stood at 22.6%. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Gambia peaked at 56.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2022.
Gambia ranks 78th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.8% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 22.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 22.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 43.0% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 27.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.6% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0686 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Gambia?
- People using safely managed sanitation services, rural in Gambia was 22.6% 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 safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using safely managed sanitation services, rural recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for people using safely managed sanitation services, rural?
- Gambia ranks 78th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using safely managed sanitation services, rural rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. 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, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using safely managed 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 improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed of in situ or transported and treated offsite. 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.