Drinking water services in Gabon
Gabon: Drinking water services was 48,745 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for drinking water services in Gabon is 48,745 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Gabon peaked at 139,088 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 48,745 people, in 2024.
That places Gabon 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 139,088 people | — |
| 2001 | 135,304 people | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 131,546 people | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 127,822 people | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 124,152 people | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 120,574 people | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 117,079 people | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 113,654 people | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 110,263 people | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 106,924 people | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 103,627 people | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 100,338 people | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 96,970 people | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 93,451 people | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 89,728 people | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 85,752 people | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 81,534 people | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 77,126 people | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 72,608 people | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 68,030 people | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 63,372 people | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 58,639 people | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 53,848 people | -8.2% |
| 2023 | 49,001 people | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 48,745 people | -0.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 48,745 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5,292 people, 9.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 48,745 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122,641 people | 106,924 people | 139,088 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,916 people | 68,030 people | 103,627 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 54,721 people | 48,745 people | 63,372 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 71 East Timor 68,246 people compare
- 72 Iran 59,304 people compare
- 73 El Salvador 58,759 people compare
- 75 Panama 46,333 people compare
- 76 Solomon Islands 31,324 people compare
- 77 Cuba 27,132 people compare
More environment data for Gabon
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.09 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6222 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in Gabon?
- Drinking water services in Gabon was 48,745 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest drinking water services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 139,088 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,745 people in 2024.
- How does Gabon rank for drinking water services?
- Gabon ranks 74th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. 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 for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.