People using improved drinking water sources in Gambia
Gambia: People using improved drinking water sources was 191,810 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People using improved drinking water sources 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, people using improved drinking water sources in Gambia stood at 191,810 people. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using improved drinking water sources in Gambia peaked at 254,047 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 191,810 people, in 2024.
Gambia ranks 75th of 231 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.
People using improved drinking water sources in Gambia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 254,047 people | — |
| 2001 | 252,933 people | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 251,638 people | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 250,313 people | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 249,231 people | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 248,134 people | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 247,073 people | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 245,985 people | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 244,757 people | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 243,371 people | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 241,832 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 240,168 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 238,387 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 236,396 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 234,036 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 231,247 people | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 228,046 people | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 224,446 people | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 220,451 people | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 216,149 people | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 211,709 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 207,100 people | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 202,219 people | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 197,126 people | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 191,810 people | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 248,748 people | 243,371 people | 254,047 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 231,116 people | 216,149 people | 241,832 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 201,993 people | 191,810 people | 211,709 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 72 Cuba 212,184 people compare
- 73 Lesotho 209,331 people compare
- 74 Tajikistan 198,517 people compare
- 76 Iran, Islamic Republic of 174,846 people compare
- 77 Republic of Moldova 174,097 people compare
- 78 Dominican Republic 163,114 people compare
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)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production, annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using improved drinking water sources in Gambia?
- People using improved drinking water sources in Gambia was 191,810 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 254,047 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,810 people in 2024.
- How does Gambia rank for people using improved drinking water sources?
- Gambia ranks 75th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. 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 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.