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
Latest (2024)
49.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
164th
of 177 countries
All-time high
49.1%
in 2023
All-time low
42.4%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 49.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 52% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 49.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
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
- 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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -26.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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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