Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gabon
Gabon: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 49.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 49.1% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gabon peaked at 49.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2000.
That places Gabon 164th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 42.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 45.5% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.3% | 49.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 161 Guinea-Bissau 52.6% compare
- 162 Mozambique 51.9% compare
- 163 Tanzania 51.3% compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 48.3% compare
- 166 Ethiopia 47.0% compare
- 167 Niger 46.4% compare
More environment data for Gabon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 21.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.1132 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 14.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0017 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.275 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gabon?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gabon was 49.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Gabon ranks 164th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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