Drinking water services in rural areas in Gambia
Gambia: Drinking water services in rural areas was 36.07 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
36.07 people
Change on year
down 61.7%
World rank
104th
of 178 countries
All-time high
1,136 people
in 2000
All-time low
36.07 people
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Drinking water services in rural areas 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 rural areas in Gambia stood at 36.07 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 61.7% on the previous year and down 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water services in rural areas in Gambia peaked at 1,136 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 36.07 people, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 104th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 970.73 people | 800.86 people | 1,136 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 548.51 people | 319.4 people | 759.27 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.87 people | 36.07 people | 264.22 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Gambia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.6737 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5387 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0956 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is drinking water services in rural areas in Gambia?
- Drinking water services in rural areas in Gambia was 36.07 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 in rural areas recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,136 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water services in rural areas recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.07 people in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for drinking water services in rural areas?
- Gambia ranks 104th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water services in rural areas rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 in rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.