People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Gambia
Gambia: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 1.43 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People not using safely managed 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
The most recent figure for people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Gambia is 1.43 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Gambia peaked at 1.43 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million people, in 2000.
That places Gambia 66th out of 163 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.19 million people | 1.12 million people | 1.26 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.37 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million people | 1.37 million people | 1.43 million people | 5 |
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More environment data for Gambia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 1.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.6737 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.5387 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0956 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.2132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3024 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Gambia?
- People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Gambia was 1.43 million 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million people in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
- Gambia ranks 66th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 not using safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.