Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Gabon
Gabon: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 49.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Gabon is 49.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Gabon peaked at 49.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2000.
Gabon ranks 165th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2001 | 42.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 47.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 49.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 49.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 52% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 49.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 58.5%, 84% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.8% | 42.4% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 45.5% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 48.3% | 49.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 162 Guinea-Bissau 52.6% compare
- 163 Mozambique 51.9% compare
- 164 Tanzania 51.3% compare
- 166 Papua New Guinea 48.3% compare
- 167 Ethiopia 47.0% compare
- 168 Niger 46.4% compare
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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Gabon?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Gabon was 49.1% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2000.
- How does Gabon rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Gabon ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.