Population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon
Gabon: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon is 24.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon peaked at 24.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 147th of 174 countries on this measure, 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 | 13.2% | 10.9% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 16.2% | 21.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.5% | 24.6% | 5 |
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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 sanitation services in Gabon?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon was 24.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- Gabon ranks 147th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. 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 sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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