People using at least a basic drinking water source in Gambia
Gambia: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 2.40 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
Gambia recorded 2.40 million people for people using at least a basic drinking water source in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Gambia peaked at 2.40 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million people, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 140th of 231 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.24 million people | 1.04 million people | 1.46 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 million people | 1.51 million people | 2.07 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.27 million people | 2.14 million people | 2.40 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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 using at least a basic drinking water source in Gambia?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Gambia was 2.40 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.40 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million people in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Gambia ranks 140th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.