People using improved drinking water sources in Gabon
Gabon: People using improved drinking water sources was 93,959 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using improved drinking water sources 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 people using improved drinking water sources in Gabon is 93,959 people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Gabon peaked at 93,959 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54,730 people, in 2000.
That places Gabon 86th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
People using improved drinking water sources in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54,730 people | — |
| 2001 | 56,279 people | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 57,833 people | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 59,400 people | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 60,994 people | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 62,639 people | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 64,345 people | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 66,117 people | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 67,946 people | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 69,853 people | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 71,850 people | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 73,929 people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 76,041 people | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 78,128 people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 80,126 people | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 81,970 people | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 83,640 people | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 85,163 people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 86,606 people | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 88,022 people | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 89,385 people | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 90,699 people | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 91,987 people | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 93,258 people | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 93,959 people | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62,014 people | 54,730 people | 69,853 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,548 people | 71,850 people | 88,022 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,858 people | 89,385 people | 93,959 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 83 Azerbaijan 122,236 people compare
- 84 Namibia 110,293 people compare
- 85 Kyrgyzstan 94,320 people compare
- 87 Botswana 89,250 people compare
- 88 Saudi Arabia 85,421 people compare
- 89 Albania 84,257 people compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 31.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 m3 per person (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 0.5405 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Gabon?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Gabon was 93,959 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 people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 93,959 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,730 people in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Gabon ranks 86th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 People using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using only unimproved drinking water sources.