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.
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
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.275 Mt CO2e (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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About this data
Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.