Drinking water services in Gambia
Gambia: Drinking water services was 1,009 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water services in Gambia, 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
In 2024, drinking water services in Gambia stood at 1,009 people.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in Gambia peaked at 1,237 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,008 people, in 2023.
That places Gambia 107th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,237 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,218 people | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 1,199 people | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1,181 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,166 people | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,152 people | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,139 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 1,127 people | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,115 people | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1,103 people | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,093 people | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 1,083 people | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,074 people | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,065 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 1,057 people | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,049 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,040 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,032 people | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 1,025 people | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,018 people | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,013 people | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1,010 people | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,008 people | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,008 people | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,009 people | +0.1% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 1,009 people is below the median for low income countries, which is 650,397 people, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 1,009 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 511,332 people, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,164 people | 1,103 people | 1,237 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,054 people | 1,018 people | 1,093 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,010 people | 1,008 people | 1,013 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % 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 Gambia?
- Drinking water services in Gambia was 1,009 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,237 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,008 people in 2023.
- How does Gambia rank for drinking water services?
- Gambia ranks 107th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 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.