Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia
Gambia: Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water was 48.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 48.2% for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia peaked at 48.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 114th of 150 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 32.7% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 36.1% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 41.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 45.5% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 46.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 47.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 23.3% | 32.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 33.8% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1% | 45.5% | 48.2% | 5 |
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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)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.7772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 9.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -25.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia?
- Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water in Gambia was 48.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for proportion of population using safely managed drinking water?
- Gambia ranks 114th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services, by urban/rural (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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