Drinking water usage in urban areas in Gabon
Gabon: Drinking water usage in urban areas was 6,699 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Drinking water usage in urban areas 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
Gabon recorded 6,699 people for drinking water usage in urban areas in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 69.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, drinking water usage in urban areas in Gabon peaked at 28,142 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6,536 people, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 50th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Drinking water usage in urban areas in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,142 people | — |
| 2001 | 28,032 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 27,880 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 27,684 people | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 27,446 people | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 27,172 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 26,860 people | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 26,504 people | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 26,094 people | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 25,629 people | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 25,105 people | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 24,508 people | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 23,816 people | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 23,000 people | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 22,030 people | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 20,887 people | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 19,573 people | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 18,102 people | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 16,494 people | -8.9% |
| 2019 | 14,758 people | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 12,892 people | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 10,898 people | -15.5% |
| 2022 | 8,779 people | -19.4% |
| 2023 | 6,536 people | -25.5% |
| 2024 | 6,699 people | +2.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 6,699 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10,146 people, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Drinking water usage in urban areas in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -25.5% | 8,779 people | 6,536 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,144 people | 25,629 people | 28,142 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,827 people | 14,758 people | 25,105 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,161 people | 6,536 people | 12,892 people | 5 |
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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 usage in urban areas in Gabon?
- Drinking water usage in urban areas in Gabon was 6,699 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 usage in urban areas recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 28,142 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest drinking water usage in urban areas recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,536 people in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for drinking water usage in urban areas?
- Gabon ranks 50th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is drinking water usage in urban areas rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.6%. 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 usage in urban areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using drinking water directly collected from surface waters.