Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Gabon is 94.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Gabon peaked at 94.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 174th of 231 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.2% | 84.8% | 89.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 89.8% | 93.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.4% | 94.4% | 5 |
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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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Gabon?
- Using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita in Gabon was 94.4% 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 using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita?
- Gabon ranks 174th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is using improved drinking water sources vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Using improved drinking water sources vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, regardless of collection time. An improved drinking water source is a safely designed drinking water source and includes e.g. piped water, boreholes or tubewells and packaged or delivered water.