People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Gabon
Gabon: People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) was 48.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gabon, 2017–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gabon stood at 48.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
That places Gabon 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (%) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 47.7% | — |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +0.1% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 48.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.1%, 54% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 48.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.2%, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.8% | 47.7% | 47.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 48.0% | 48.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 73 Dominican Republic 48.5% compare
- 74 Vanuatu 48.4% compare
- 75 Congo 48.2%
- 77 Ghana 45.5% compare
- 78 Namibia 44.6%
- 79 South Africa 44.4%
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0647 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gabon?
- People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water in Gabon 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.7% in 2017.
- How does Gabon rank for people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water?
- Gabon ranks 76th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Gabon 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 with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people living in households that have a handwashing facility with soap and water available on the premises. Handwashing facilities may be fixed or mobile and include a sink with tap water, buckets with taps, tippy-taps, and jugs or basins designated for handwashing. Soap includes bar soap, liquid soap, powder detergent, and soapy water but does not include ash, soil, sand or other handwashing agents.