People not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon
Gabon: People not using improved drinking water sources was 142,704 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not 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
In 2024, people not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon stood at 142,704 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon peaked at 193,818 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 142,259 people, in 2023.
Gabon ranks 91st 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 not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 193,818 people | — |
| 2001 | 191,582 people | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 189,379 people | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 187,222 people | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 185,146 people | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 183,213 people | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 181,424 people | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 179,771 people | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 178,209 people | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 176,777 people | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 175,477 people | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 174,267 people | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 173,010 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 171,579 people | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 169,855 people | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 167,722 people | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 165,174 people | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 162,289 people | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 159,214 people | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 156,052 people | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 152,757 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 149,339 people | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 145,836 people | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 142,259 people | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 142,704 people | +0.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 142,704 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 142,704 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.99 million people, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184,654 people | 176,777 people | 193,818 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 167,464 people | 156,052 people | 175,477 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 146,579 people | 142,259 people | 152,757 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 people not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Gabon was 142,704 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 not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 193,818 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 142,259 people in 2023.
- How does Gabon rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Gabon ranks 91st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.