Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gambia
Gambia: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 78.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gambia stood at 78.4%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gambia peaked at 78.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 126th of 177 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 | 65.3% | 62.3% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 69.0% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 75.9% | 78.4% | 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 population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gambia?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Gambia was 78.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Gambia ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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