Population using safely managed sanitation services in Gambia
Gambia: Population using safely managed sanitation services was 22.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
22.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
77th
of 99 countries
All-time high
56.8%
in 2000
All-time low
22.6%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 22.6% for population using safely managed sanitation services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using safely managed sanitation services in Gambia peaked at 56.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.6%, in 2022.
Gambia ranks 77th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Population using safely managed sanitation services in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.8% | — |
| 2001 | 55.3% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 50.7% | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 49.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 47.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 44.6% | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 36.8% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 35.3% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 33.7% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 32.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 29.0% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 25.8% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 22.6% | -6.6% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 22.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 22.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.4%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.9% | 43.0% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 27.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 22.6% | 25.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More environment data for Gambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9281 % 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 -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using safely managed sanitation services in Gambia?
- Population using safely managed sanitation services in Gambia was 22.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.6% in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Gambia ranks 77th out of 99 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using safely managed sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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