Population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon
Gabon: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 174 countries
All-time high
24.6%
in 2023
All-time low
10.9%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
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.
Population using at least basic sanitation services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.9% | — |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 14.0% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 21.8% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 22.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 24.6% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 24.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91.2%, 27% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 24.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.6%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO).